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SUBMITTER: Van Doorslaer K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5117989 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Van Doorslaer Koenraad K Chen Zigui Z McBride Alison A AA
Current protocols in microbiology 20161118
Pathology departments routinely process and store formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue samples for clinical diagnosis. These collections often contain decades' worth of samples and represent a treasure trove of specimens that can be analyzed for retrospective epidemiological studies, diagnostics, and pathogen discovery. Accurate amplification and sequencing of DNA from these samples is critical for the usability of these FFPE samples. Here we present a collection of protocols that des ...[more]