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J Clin Pathol 2000;53:238-240 doi:10.1136/jcp.53.3.238

Application of microsatellite PCR techniques in the identification of mixed up tissue specimens in surgical pathology

  1. Esther Gras1,
  2. Xavier Matias-Guiu1,
  3. Lluis Catasus1,
  4. Rosmary Arguelles1,
  5. Dolors Cardona1,
  6. Jaime Prat1
  1. 1Department of Pathology, Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain
  1. Dr Matias-Guiu email: xmatiasg{at}santpau.es
  • Accepted 5 October 1999

Abstract

A fragment of tumour was erroneously mixed up with an endometrial biopsy. Microsatellite polymerase chain reaction (PCR) clearly demonstrated the extraneous nature of the fragment. Microsatellite PCR may be useful for the identification of mislabelled or mismatched tissue fragments in surgical pathology specimens.

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