STR technique for the detection of contamination by exogenous DNA in paraffin blocks and histological slides

Abstract Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST) present different types of mutations that may or may not be sensitive to specific target therapy. The laboratory procedure required to prepare histological sections traditionally demands multiple steps, making the process prone to contamination by exog...

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Main Authors: Denise Barcelos, Karina Funabashi, Susana Mazloum, Mariana Fernandes, Leonardo Cardili
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:Surgical and Experimental Pathology
Subjects:
STR
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42047-019-0050-y