To do samples that you suspect prion disease also needs to be done in a
lab specifically designed for that.
I agree, formalin is sufficient.,
Colleen
On Mon, Apr 23, 2018 at 11:14 AM, Rene J Buesa via Histonet <
histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> wrote:
> I believe that is an extreme and
I believe that is an extreme and unnecessary step. Formalin itself is an
adequate sterilizer, the only problem would be with "prions" and
Creutzfeldy-Jakob disease cases are not only extremely rare, but always known
or suspected to histotechs. René.
On Monday, April 23, 2018
It was recently suggested to me that we might try to use our irradiator to
sterilize (not fix) tissues rather than Formalin solution. Obviously we would
need to validate this but has anyone tried this prior to IHC or IF?
Thanks!
Mike
___
Histonet
