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FFPE Tissues: How to isolate pure DNA without xylene
Formalin fixed, paraffin embedded (FFPE) samples are derived from tissues (usually suspected tumor samples) that are fixed with formalin to preserve the cytoskeletal and protein structure and then embedded in a type of paraffin wax so the tissue can be sliced on a microtome, an instrument used to prepare very fine slices, 5-10 microns thick. Formalin…