The following steps do not remove 100% of the H&E stain (which appears as autofluorescence on the slide); however, most slides should be interpretable when these steps are followed.
- Remove coverslip and incubate in 65ºC Pretreatment Solution (1M sodium thiocynate) for 45 minutes. Residual staining may be visible, but will be removed by the Paraffin Pretreatment Assay.
- Proceed with Vysis standard Paraffin Pretreatment Assay.