Rosen et al (2004) validated p53 staining on ovarian cancer TMAs and showed that p53 expression of tissue cores correctly represents the expression in a whole slide. The chance of correctly representing a whole section with one 0.6 mm core was 91%. The concordance rate increased to 97% when two cores were evaluable and to 98% when three cores could be evaluated (Rosen et al, 2004). This evidence concerns the gene TP53 and ovarian carcinoma.