Optimized manual and automated recovery of amplifiable DNA from tissues preserved in buffered formalin and alcohol-based fixative

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 80-88

  Duval, Kristin ^a   Aubin, Rémy A ^c   Elliott, James ^a   Gorn Hondermann, Ivan ^b   Birnboim, H Chaim ^b   Jonker, Derek ^b   Fourney, Ron M ^a   Frégeau, Chantal J ^a  

^a ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

^c HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcohol fixation; Automation; DNA extraction; Formalin; Genotyping; Magnetic beads; PCR; STR

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHLOROFORM; DNA; FORMALDEHYDE; PHENOL;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FORENSIC GENETICS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; QUALITY CONTROL; TISSUE FIXATION; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

AUTOMATION; DNA; DNA, NEOPLASM; ETHANOL; FIXATIVES; FORENSIC MEDICINE; FORMALDEHYDE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HEP G2 CELLS; HUMANS; LIVER; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

EID: 73249114705     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2009.06.003     Document Type: Article

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