Aging Ungracefully: Stored Tissue Samples Might Offer Misleading Results for Common Lab Test Over Time
Johns Hopkins MedicineA method currently used by thousands of laboratories across the country to preserve tissue could render samples useless over time for a common test to assess gene activity, a study led by Johns Hopkins researchers suggests. The findings, published in the November 2, 2017 American Journal of Clinical Pathology, could eventually lead to significant changes in how tissues are stored for clinical and research purposes.