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Tissue Microarrays

State of the Art, Pitfalls, and Promises

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Abstract

In this chapter various methods for tissue array construction are compared and protocols for constructing tissue arrays in multicenter trial setting are provided. Listing of all available arrays for breast cancer including commercial and public sources are provided in the appendix.

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Kim, C., Paik, S. (2006). Tissue Microarrays. In: Gasparini, G., Hayes, D.F. (eds) Biomarkers in Breast Cancer. Cancer Drug Discovery and Development. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-915-X:031

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