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. 2014 May;20(5):772–782. doi: 10.3201/eid2005.131298

Table 6. Validation of PCR results for representative breast tissues tested at the University of California Berkeley, conducted at an independent laboratory*.

Sample code Sample pathology IS-PCR result PCR in situ hybridization result†
B702 Nonmalignant
143‡ Malignant
B984 Malignant
236‡ Nonmalignant + +
B975 Nonmalignant + +
154 Malignant + +
253‡ Malignant + +

*IS-PCR, nested in situ PCR.
†Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, USA.
‡Samples were among those used for in-depth study reported in this article (Table 5).