Factors in tissue handling and processing that impact RNA obtained from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue.

The Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry : Official Journal of the Histochemistry Society
Joon-Yong ChungStephen M Hewitt

Abstract

Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue is the most common specimen available for molecular assays on tissue after diagnostic histopathological examination. RNA from FFPE tissue suffers from strand breakage and cross-linking. Despite excellent extraction methods, RNA quality from FFPE material remains variable. To address the RNA quality factors within FFPE tissues, we studied RNA quality, isolating individual elements of the tissue fixation and processing including length of fixation in formalin and the type of buffer incorporated in the fixative. We examined the impact of the length of the tissue processing cycle as well. The optimal fixation period of 12-24 hr in phosphate-buffered formalin resulted in better-quality RNA. Longer tissue processing times were associated with higher quality RNA. We determined that the middle region of gene suffers less damage by these processes as shown by real-time quantitative RT-PCR. These data provide key information for the development of methods of analysis of gene expression in archival FFPE tissues and contribute to the establishment of objective standards for the processing and handling of tissue in surgical pathology. This manuscript contains online supplemental material at ht...Continue Reading

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