A rapid technique for analysis of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues by fluorescent in situ hybridization with alpha-satellite probes

We describe a rapid procedure for preparing archival tissues for interphase FISH analysis. The present protocol differs from others previously described because it allows the obtention of nuclei in satisfactory number and quality without using special equipments, adhesive-treated slides or solutions...

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Main Authors: Nilce Barril, Andréa Borduchi Carvalho-Salles, Eloiza Helena Tajara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 1998-12-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47571998000400006