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DNA from keratinous tissue. Part I: hair and nail.
Annals of anatomy = Anatomischer Anzeiger : official organ of the Anatomische Gesellschaft - 20 Jan 2012
Bengtsson Camilla Friis, Olsen Maia E, Brandt Luise Ørsted, Bertelsen Mads F, Willerslev Eske, Tobin Desmond J, Wilson Andrew S, Gilbert M Thomas P
Abstract excerpt
Keratinous tissues such as nail, hair, horn, scales and feather have been used as a source of DNA for over 20 years. Particular benefits of such tissues include the ease with which they can be sampled, the relative stability of DNA in such tissues once sampled, and, in the context of ancient genetic analyses, the fact that sampling generally causes minimal visual damage to valuable specimens. Even when freshly...
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