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Quality Analysis of DNA from Cord Blood Buffy Coat: The Best Neonatal DNA Source for Epidemiological Studies?
Biopreservation and biobanking - 1 Apr 2016
Zhou Guangdi, Li Qin, Huang Lisu, Wu Yuhang, Wu Meiqin, Wang Weiye C
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BACKGROUND: Umbilical cord blood is an economical and easy to obtain source of high-quality neonatal genomic DNA. However, although large numbers of cord blood samples have been collected, information on the yield and quality of the DNA extracted from cord blood is scarce. Moreover, considerable doubt still exists on the utility of the buffy coat instead of whole blood as a DNA source. METHODS: We compared the...
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