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ANNALS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
Volume 10, Issue 8, Pages 538-544Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/S1047-2797(00)00076-4
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biological specimen bank; blood banking; DNA isolation; genetic epidemiology
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PURPOSE: To investigate the use of a simple DNA isolation technique for application in epidemiologic studies. To analyze systematically the potential impact of lag time between blood drawing and DNA isolation and the condition of storage of blood samples on the quantity and quality of isolated DNA in large-scale epidemiologic studies. METHODS: A modified single tube DNA isolation technique was used. DNA was isolated from samples collected from six participants and processed in triplicate: a) without delay after blood drawing; b) after blood cells were stored at 4 degreesC for 7 days; c) after blood cells were stored at -70 degreesC for 7 days; and d) after storage for 7 days at -70 degreesC with addition of lysis/digestion buffer. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and Southern blot analysis were performed to analyze the quality of the isolated DNA. RESULTS: The average amount of DNA isolated ranged from 27.0 to 71.1 mug/4.5 mi whole blood. Storage at 4 degreesC yielded, on the average, 20% less DNA than the samples processed without delay or after storage at -70 degreesC, although this difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.63). All four conditions studied allowed isolation of highly pure DNA suitable for genetic analyses by Southern blot analysis and polymerase chain reaction. CONLUSIONS: This pilot study suggests that storage for 7 days and at different temperatures allows isolation of high quality DNA. Using the described technique, storage of up to 7 days permits processing of large numbers of samples (50-70) in a single day, allowing for a reliable and cost efficient way of processing in various settings. Further studies are needed to investigate the influence of long-term storage of biological specimens on DNA isolation and quality. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.
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