FFPE

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FFPE

formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded.

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Encouraged by these validation studies, researchers began to apply HTS miRNA-seq to FFPE specimens [84, 85].

The Utilization of Formalin Fixed-Paraffin-Embedded Specimens in High Throughput Genomic Studies

Nonfrozen, formalin-fixed specimens or FFPE blocks are the preferred sample type for histopathologic evaluation and immunohistochemistry, and RT-PCR can be performed on either fresh frozen or formalinfixed specimens.

Evidence of Zika virus infection in brain and placental tissues from two congenitally infected newborns and two fetal losses--Brazil, 2015

In contrast to 16S specimens, ITS had a much larger proportion of FFPE tissues.

Review of 16S and ITS direct sequencing results for clinical specimens submitted to a reference laboratory

Several commercial kits specifically designed for nucleic acid extraction from FFPE tissue specimens have been recently introduced to the market and are gradually being used in research on FFPE (11, 12).

Commercially available kits for manual and automatic extraction of nucleic acids from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues

Of the 50 FFPE tissue blocks evaluated, 43 (86%) were cHL and 7 (14%) were NLPHL.

Immunoglobulin heavy chain gene rearrangements assays for improvement of clinical diagnosis of Hodgkin Lymphoma

high-risk profiles were obtained, irrespective of whether fresh tumour biopsies or FFPE tissue was used.

MammaPrint Pre-screen Algorithm (MPA) reduces chemotherapy in patients with early-stage breast cancer

To help control for the variability encountered in other genomic studies, the present study performed microarray analysis utilizing FFPE stored liver tissue among a select group of patients, mostly male Caucasians with an average age of 55 years.

Molecular signatures of recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma secondary to hepatitis C virus following liver transplantation

Rubicon's TransPLEX RNA kits and GenomePLEX[R] DNA kits are members of its OmniPLEX[R] family of amplification technologies that are designed to deliver sufficient quantities of high quality nucleic acids to enable analyses of FFPE samples for biomedical research and clinical medicine.

Rubicon Genomics Selects Velesco to Manufacture TransPLEX[R]

For DNA preparation from FFPE tissues, 8-10 consecutive sections were subjected to deparaffinization, tissues were then lysed by proteinase K, and DNA was purified by phenol-chloroform extraction.

Merkel cell polyomavirus strains in patients with Merkel cell carcinoma

This partnership enables researchers in India, for the first time, to conduct gene expression profiling from a wide range of clinically relevant sample types, such as small, compromised, or formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues.

Ocimum Biosolutions becomes an authorized service provider for NuGEN Ovation Systems in India

Until now, researchers thought that this formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) preservation process destroyed, modified, or degraded the nucleic acids, specifically the DNA and RNA, in biopsy samples, precluding gene expression analysis.