METHODS, COMPOSITIONS, AND KITS FOR RECOVERY OF NUCLEIC ACIDS OR PROTEINS FROM FIXED TISSUE SAMPLES

摘要

Methods and materials for improving nucleic acid or protein recovery from samples preserved in liquid cytological preservative solutions by utilizing scavenger molecules, such as hydrazine- and hydrazide-containing compounds, are provided. Lysis solutions comprising hydrazine- and hydrazide-containing compounds and kits comprising the same are also provided.