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DNA genotyping of unbuffered formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissues.
Forensic science international - 18 Feb 2002
Legrand Beatrice, Mazancourt Philippe de, Durigon Michel, Khalifat Véronique, Crainic Karine
Abstract excerpt
Formalin-induced DNA degradation was studied at different fixation times (3, 7, 16 and 32 days) each on 10 formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissues (FFPET) stored for 15 years at room temperature. The four different extraction protocols used in this study showed that Chelex100 extracts performed the best at 3 and 7 days of formalin fixation (DFF) (with regard to the quantity and the quality of the DNA). However,...
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