Saliva leukocytes rather than saliva epithelial cells represent the main source of DNA
Introduction. Several alternative methods to peripheral blood DNA extraction have been implemented so far. Saliva seems to represent a very advantageous type of sample, easy to harvest and able to generate DNA yields comparable to those extracted from blood mononuclear cells.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sciendo
2016-03-01
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| Series: | Romanian Journal of Laboratory Medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/rrlm-2016-0011 |