Long-term storage limits PCR-based analyses of malaria parasites in archival dried blood spots.
BACKGROUND: Blood samples collected in epidemiological and clinical investigations and then stored, often at room temperature, as blood spots dried on a filter paper have become one of the most popular source of material for further molecular analyses of malaria parasites. The dried blood spots are...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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BioMed Central
2012
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