[DNA extraction and Southern blot analysis in paraffin embedded material]. 1990

S Handt, and F Otto, and K Wilgenbus, and C J Kirkpatrick
Institut für Pathologie der RWTH, Aachen.

DNA was extracted from formaldehyde fixed and paraffin embedded tissue by the use of a modified extraction protocol. In all cases the recovered DNA was more degraded than DNA from fresh or frozen tissue. Fixation times of more than 4 days made it impossible to use the extracted DNA for Southern Blotting; DNA from paraffinized tissues not older than 1 or 2 years could be used for Southern Blotting after digestion with restriction enzymes, but we did not succeed in showing bands with restriction fragments more than 10 kb in length. We conclude that SBA analysis for malignant lymphomas with DNA extracted from routinely paraffin-embedded tissues isn't possible, because the restriction fragments looked for are in many cases longer than 10 kb.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008223 Lymphoma A general term for various neoplastic diseases of the lymphoid tissue. Germinoblastoma,Lymphoma, Malignant,Reticulolymphosarcoma,Sarcoma, Germinoblastic,Germinoblastic Sarcoma,Germinoblastic Sarcomas,Germinoblastomas,Lymphomas,Lymphomas, Malignant,Malignant Lymphoma,Malignant Lymphomas,Reticulolymphosarcomas,Sarcomas, Germinoblastic
D010232 Paraffin A mixture of solid hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum. It has a wide range of uses including as a stiffening agent in ointments, as a lubricant, and as a topical anti-inflammatory. It is also commonly used as an embedding material in histology. Parafilm
D004247 DNA A deoxyribonucleotide polymer that is the primary genetic material of all cells. Eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms normally contain DNA in a double-stranded state, yet several important biological processes transiently involve single-stranded regions. DNA, which consists of a polysugar-phosphate backbone possessing projections of purines (adenine and guanine) and pyrimidines (thymine and cytosine), forms a double helix that is held together by hydrogen bonds between these purines and pyrimidines (adenine to thymine and guanine to cytosine). DNA, Double-Stranded,Deoxyribonucleic Acid,ds-DNA,DNA, Double Stranded,Double-Stranded DNA,ds DNA
D004273 DNA, Neoplasm DNA present in neoplastic tissue. Neoplasm DNA
D006652 Histological Techniques Methods of preparing tissue for examination and study of the origin, structure, function, or pathology. Histologic Technic,Histologic Technics,Histologic Technique,Histologic Techniques,Histological Technics,Technic, Histologic,Technics, Histologic,Technique, Histologic,Techniques, Histologic,Histological Technic,Histological Technique,Technic, Histological,Technics, Histological,Technique, Histological,Techniques, Histological
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D015139 Blotting, Southern A method (first developed by E.M. Southern) for detection of DNA that has been electrophoretically separated and immobilized by blotting on nitrocellulose or other type of paper or nylon membrane followed by hybridization with labeled NUCLEIC ACID PROBES. Southern Blotting,Blot, Southern,Southern Blot

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