Effects of preanalytical factors on the molecular size of cell-free DNA in blood

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 781-784

  Chan, K C Allen ^a   Yeung, Sze Wan ^a   Lui, Wing Bong ^a   Rainer, Timothy H ^a   L̀o, Y M Dennis ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD STORAGE; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA DETERMINATION; FREEZING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR SIZE; NORMAL HUMAN; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; THAWING;

BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; DNA; HUMANS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

EID: 16244367487     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2004.046219     Document Type: Article

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