Table 2 Procedural details for standard FISH and RaFISH.

From: Novel method for rapid fluorescence in-situ hybridization of ALK rearrangement using non-contact alternating current electric field mixing

Protocol

Standard

RaFISH

Dewaxing, activation, dehydration

1 h

1 h

Denaturation and hybridization

16–18 h (37 °C)

3 h (37 °C), AC

Washing slides

10 min

10 min

Staining with DAPI

10 min

10 min

Total require time

18–20 h

4.5 h

  1. DAPI, 4′,6- Diamidino-2-phenylindole dihydrochloride; AC, alternating current electric field under the condition of 4.5 kv, 90 Hz.