Mimix™ PIK3CA Wild Type, FFPE Reference Standard

The PIK3CA Wild Type Reference Standard is a highly-characterized, biologically-relevant quality control material used to assess the performance of assays that detect somatic mutations, such as Sanger and qPCR sequencing assays.

Horizon FFPE Reference standards are cell-line derived making them reproducible, renewable, and affordable experimental controls for molecular diagnostic assays. They are formulated to mimic patient samples and serve as excellent quality controls by acting as performance indicators for the whole diagnostic workflow.

 

Technical Information

Horizon FFPE standards eliminate the variability associated with patient-derived reference standards, and avoid the hassle of sourcing, characterizing, and documenting your own cell line mixes. Using a proprietary method of mild fixation and homogenous paraffin embedding, we generate highly reproducible and consistent FFPE curls. Our standards yield high molecular weight DNA which can be analyzed in a wide-range of assays including qPCR, Sanger sequencing and next-generation sequencing.

 

Product Information

Synonyms: PI3Kα

Format: FFPE

Fixation Method: 4% PFA (w/v)

Section Size: 15µm

Cell Density: 3 x 108 cells per block. Approx. 3.5 x 105 cells per section

Expected DNA Yield: ≥ 400 ng using Promega Maxwell RSC Plus Extraction kit

Unit Size: 1 FFPE Section per vial

Extractable DNA: ≥ 400 ng per section using Promega Maxwell RSC Plus FFPE DNA Extraction kit

 

General Information

Allelic Frequency: WT

Storage: 4˚C

Expiry: See all product shelf life information

 

Quality Control

Genotype and Allelic Frequency: Droplet Digital PCRTM

DNA integrity: Agarose gel electrophoresis

Quantification: Quantifluor™

Manufacturing Quality: ISO 13485:2016

Intended use: For assay developers and molecular diagnostic labs for routine performance monitoring of molecular biology assays. Research use only. Not for diagnostic procedures.