Optimization of the PAXgene™ blood RNA extraction system for gene expression analysis of clinical samples

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 182-188

  Chai, Viengthong ^a   Vassilakos, Alkaterini ^a   Lee, Yoon ^a   Wright, Jim A ^a   Young, Aiping H ^a  

^a Lorus Therapeutics Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blood collection; Column; DNA contamination; DNase; Real time RT PCR; RNA stabilization

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; DNA; RIBONUCLEOTIDE REDUCTASE; RIBONUCLEOTIDE REDUCTASE R1 SUBUNIT; RIBONUCLEOTIDE REDUCTASE R2 SUBUNIT; RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ACTIN;

AMPLICON; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL ISOLATION; CONTAMINATION; DEVICE; ENZYME SUBUNIT; GENE EXPRESSION; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEUKOCYTE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA DEGRADATION; RNA EXTRACTION; RNA ISOLATION; RNA STABILITY; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA DENATURATION; DRUG STABILITY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; METHODOLOGY;

ACTINS; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; DRUG STABILITY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HUMANS; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBONUCLEOTIDE REDUCTASES; RNA;

EID: 26044460541     PISSN: 08878013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcla.20075     Document Type: Article

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