Automated purification of DNA from large samples: A study of effectiveness and labor efficiency

JALA - Journal of the Association for Laboratory Automation

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 38-42

  O'Brien, Darin P ^a   Benedict, Kristen A ^a   Morken, Nathaniel W ^a   Heath, Ellen M ^a   Bleecker, Eugene R ^b   Howard, Timothy D ^b  

^a Gentra Systems Inc   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Automation; Blood; Buccal cells; DNA purification; Sample preparation

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA PURIFICATION; FAMILY; GENETIC DISORDER; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; SAMPLE SIZE; TIME; WORK;

EID: 0036704858     PISSN: 15355535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1535-5535(04)00204-7     Document Type: Article

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