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Glass slide smears are a suitable source for RT‐PCR‐based analysis of chromosomal aberrations in leukaemias
Author(s) -
Schoch R.,
Jenisch S.,
Haferlach T.,
MüllerRuchholtz W.,
Gassmann W.,
Löffler H.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
british journal of haematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.907
H-Index - 186
eISSN - 1365-2141
pISSN - 0007-1048
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1996.302841.x
Subject(s) - polymerase chain reaction , bone marrow , blood smear , staining , medicine , pathology , biology , genetics , gene , malaria
The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a well‐established method to detect cytogenetic abnormalities. The handling of fresh specimens is difficult, therefore a method to use smears of blood or bone marrow as a source would be advantageous. Furthermore, such a technique would give the opportunity to investigate retrospectively bone marrow smears in leukaemias without cytogenetic results. The aim of the present study was to investigate the influence of staining procedures and laboratory handling of smears. We chose CML cases as a model. We demonstrated that smears are a suitable source for PCR without loss of information caused by previous routine laboratory handling.