Nucleic acid degradation in archival tissue, tumor heterogeneity, and a lack of fresh frozen tissue specimens can negatively impact cancer diagnostic services in pathology laboratories worldwide. This manuscript describes the optimization of a panel of biomarkers using a multiplex magnetic bead assay to classify breast cancers.
Baldacchino, S., Saliba, C., Scerri, J., Scerri, C., Grech, G. Optimization of a Multiplex RNA-based Expression Assay Using Breast Cancer Archival Material. J. Vis. Exp. (138), e57148, doi:10.3791/57148 (2018).