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TRADE NEWS: Agilent Technologies Offers First FFPE Kit for Oligo CGH Microarrays.

Publication: Business Wire
Publication Date: 15-AUG-07
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Novel Kreatech Labeling Method Enables Microarray Analysis of DNA from Preserved Tumor Samples Considered Too-Damaged Until Now

SANTA CLARA, Calif. & AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and Kreatech Biotechnology BV today announced the availability of labeling kits that, for the first time, enable oligo microarray comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) analysis of DNA from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue samples.

The method is based on Kreatech's Universal Linkage System (ULS) technology, a non-enzymatic direct labeling methodology that has been optimized for Agilent oligo CGH microarrays. Enzymatic labeling can introduce bias while further reducing DNA fragment size. This new labeling technology also features a simple,...

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