Abstract
Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) is increasingly gaining importance in clinical diagnostics settings. Due to the ability of the technique to detect chromosomal abnormalities in samples with low cellularity or containing a mixed population of cells even at a single-cell level, it has become more popular in cancer research and diagnosis. Here, we describe the FISH technique for detection of PAX8-PPARγ translocation in follicular thyroid neoplasms, and the optimal protocol for the detection of this fusion gene using in archival formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) thyroid tissue sections.
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Sharifah, N.A.S.H., Zakaria, Z., Chia, W.K. (2013). FISH Analysis Using PPAR γ-Specific Probes for Detection of PAX8-PPAR γ Translocation in Follicular Thyroid Neoplasms. In: Badr, M., Youssef, J. (eds) Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (PPARs). Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 952. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-155-4_13
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