Proposal of an Appropriate Decalcification Method of Bone Marrow Biopsy Specimens in the Era of Expanding Genetic Molecular Study

Background: The conventional method for decalcification of bone specimens uses hydrochloric acid (HCl) and is notorious for damaging cellular RNA, DNA, and proteins, thus complicating molecular and immunohistochemical analyses. A method that can effectively decalcify while preserving genetic materia...

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Main Authors: Sung-Eun Choi, Soon Won Hong, Sun Och Yoon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Pathologists & the Korean Society for Cytopathology 2015-05-01
Series:Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.jpatholtm.org/upload/pdf/jptm-49-3-236.pdf