Use of Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Samples for Gene Expression Studies in Breast Cancer Patients

Valeria Musella; Maurizio Callari; Eleonora Di Buduo; Manuela Scuro; Matteo Dugo; Patrizia Miodini; Giampaolo Bianchini; Biagio Paolini; Luca Gianni; Maria Grazia Daidone; Vera Cappelletti

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0123194

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Use of Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Samples for Gene Expression Studies in Breast Cancer Patients

Valeria Musella,

Affiliation Department of Experimental Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Maurizio Callari,

Affiliation Department of Experimental Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Eleonora Di Buduo,

Affiliation Department of Experimental Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Manuela Scuro,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Matteo Dugo,

Affiliation Department of Experimental Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Patrizia Miodini,

Affiliation Department of Experimental Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Giampaolo Bianchini,

Affiliation Department of Medical Oncology, Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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Biagio Paolini,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Luca Gianni,

Affiliation Department of Medical Oncology, Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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Maria Grazia Daidone ,

* E-mail: mariagrazia.daidone@istitutotumori.mi.it

Affiliation Department of Experimental Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Vera Cappelletti

Affiliation Department of Experimental Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Use of Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Samples for Gene Expression Studies in Breast Cancer Patients

Valeria Musella,
Maurizio Callari,
Eleonora Di Buduo,
Manuela Scuro,
Matteo Dugo,
Patrizia Miodini,
Giampaolo Bianchini,
Biagio Paolini,
Luca Gianni,
Maria Grazia Daidone

Published: April 6, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0123194

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