Abstract
Periodic Acid-Schiff (PAS) with diastase (PAS-D) refers to the use of the PAS stain in combination with diastase, which is an enzyme that digests the glycogen. The purpose of using the PAS-D procedure is to differentiate glycogen from other PAS-positive elements in tissue samples. The PAS-D method is also used for periportal liver staining of AAT polymer inclusions that are seen in alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency disease. Here, we describe the procedure of PAS-D staining in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded human liver tissues.
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This work was supported by a grant from 5P01DK058327 (Dr. Barry Byrne, PI).
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Fu, D.A., Campbell-Thompson, M. (2017). Periodic Acid-Schiff Staining with Diastase. In: Borel, F., Mueller, C. (eds) Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency . Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1639. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7163-3_14
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