Deoxyribonucleic acid contamination in archival human temporal bones: A potentially significant problem

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 789-792

  McKenna, Michael J ^a   Kristiansen, Arthur G ^a   Tropitzsch, Anke S ^a   Tranebjærg, Lisbeth ^a   Merchant, Saumil N ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

Author keywords

Archival human temporal bones; Contamination; Deoxyribonucleic acid; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

DNA;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA ISOLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MOHR TRANEBJAERG SYNDROME; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL BONE;

EID: 0036733098     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129492-200209000-00030     Document Type: Article

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