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- noun
dissection without the use ofmicroscopes
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Tumor FFPE-DNA from 135 diagnostic and 75 low-quality control samples was obtained upon macrodissection, tested for fragmentation and assessed for KRAS mutations with dideoxy-sequencing and with two Q-PCR methods (Taqman-minor-groove-binder [TMGB] probes and DxS-KRAS-IVD).
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Vassiliki Kotoula et al. 2009
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A and B: Corresponding tissue section with areas marked for macrodissection containing
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Vassiliki Kotoula et al. 2009
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Evidently, this condition prompts for tumor cell enrichment and macrodissection.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Vassiliki Kotoula et al. 2009
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To avoid macrodissection counting on method sensitivity may lead to erroneous results.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Vassiliki Kotoula et al. 2009
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