DNA Extraction from Bronchial Aspirates for Molecular Cytology: Which Method to Take?

Objective: To date, there are only few systematic reports on the quality of DNA extracted from routine diagnostic cytologic specimens. It was the aim of the present study to evaluate the ability of 50% ethanol/2% carbowax (Saccomanno fixative) to preserve bronchial secretions with high quality genom...

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Main Authors: Hans Jürgen Grote, Viola Schmiemann, Mario Sarbia, Alfred Böcking
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2003-01-01
Series:Analytical Cellular Pathology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2003/354796