A method for the extraction of genomic DNA from human brain tissue fixed and stored in formalin for many years

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 408-413

  Savioz, A ^a   Blouin, J L ^a   Guidi, S ^a   Antonarakis, S E ^a   Bouras, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dementia; DNA fragmentation; Formalin fixation; Genomic DNA extraction; Polymerase chain reaction amplification

Indexed keywords

CELL DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; FORMALDEHYDE; PROTEINASE K;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN TISSUE; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DNA DEGRADATION; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE FIXATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CEREBELLUM; DNA; ENDOPEPTIDASE K; FEMALE; FORMALDEHYDE; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 0030936443     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004010050632     Document Type: Article

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