Post-mortem tissue biopsies obtained at minimally invasive autopsy: an RNA-quality analysis.

Bereaved relatives often refuse to give consent for post-mortem investigation of deceased cancer patients, mainly because of the mutilation due to conventional autopsy (CA). Minimally invasive autopsy (MIA) may be a more acceptable alternative and, if implemented in clinical practice, creates an opp...

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Main Authors: Anita van der Linden, Britt M Blokker, Marcel Kap, Annick C Weustink, Jan L Robertus, Peter H J Riegman, J Wolter Oosterhuis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4274113?pdf=render