Specimen stability for DNA-based diagnostic testing

Diagnostic Molecular Pathology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 227-235

  Farkas, Daniel H ^a   Drevon, Ann M ^a   Kiechle, Frederick L ^a   DiCarlo, Richard G ^a   Heath, Ellen M ^b   Crisan, Domnita ^a  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Gentra Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA stability; Gel electrophoresis; Molecular diagnostic testing; Peripheral blood; Polymerase chain reaction; Solid tissue; Southern hybridization; Spectrophotometric absorbance; Storage conditions

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DNA DETERMINATION; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PLACENTA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STABILITY; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

BLOOD CELLS; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CYTOGENETICS; DNA; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; PLACENTA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TEMPERATURE; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

EID: 0029955064     PISSN: 10529551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019606-199612000-00002     Document Type: Article

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