Formalin fixation increases deamination mutation signature but should not lead to false positive mutations in clinical practice.

Prentice, Leah M

Formalin fixation increases deamination mutation signature but should not lead to false positive mutations in clinical practice. [electronic resource] - PloS one 2018 - e0196434 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1932-6203

10.1371/journal.pone.0196434 doi


Colorectal Neoplasms--pathology
Computational Biology
Deamination
False Positive Reactions
Formaldehyde--chemistry
High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
Humans
Mutation
Paraffin Embedding--methods
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Uracil-DNA Glycosidase--chemistry