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Medical-grade buccal swabs versus drugstore cotton swabs: No difference in DNA yield

We tested three types of medical-grade buccal swabs against standard cotton swabs for differences in DNA yield. A panel of swab types – one drugstore (Q-tips(®)) and three medical-grade – was used for buccal cell collection from three different individuals. DNA was extracted from all swabs using a Q...

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Autores principales: Ruiz, Cody A., Chaney, Morgan E., Tosi, Anthony J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6318096/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30622908
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2018.01.006