Forensic Science International: Genetics
Volume 4, Issue 2 , Pages 80-88 , February 2010

Optimized manual and automated recovery of amplifiable DNA from tissues preserved in buffered formalin and alcohol-based fixative

  • Kristin Duval

      Affiliations

    • Royal Canadian Mounted Police, National Services and Research, 1200 Vanier Parkway, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R2, Canada
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  • Rémy A. Aubin

      Affiliations

    • Health Canada, Biologics and Genetic Therapies Directorate, 251 Sir F. G. Banting Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 613 954 6468; fax: +1 613 941 8933.
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  • James Elliott

      Affiliations

    • Royal Canadian Mounted Police, National Services and Research, 1200 Vanier Parkway, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R2, Canada
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  • Ivan Gorn-Hondermann

      Affiliations

    • Ottawa Hospital Regional Cancer Centre, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 1C4, Canada
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  • H. Chaim Birnboim

      Affiliations

    • Ottawa Hospital Regional Cancer Centre, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 1C4, Canada
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  • Derek Jonker

      Affiliations

    • Ottawa Hospital Regional Cancer Centre, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 1C4, Canada
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  • Ron M. Fourney

      Affiliations

    • Royal Canadian Mounted Police, National Services and Research, 1200 Vanier Parkway, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R2, Canada
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  • Chantal J. Frégeau

      Affiliations

    • Royal Canadian Mounted Police, National Services and Research, 1200 Vanier Parkway, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R2, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 613 993 4206; fax: +1 613 952 7325.

Received 10 March 2009 ,Revised 12 May 2009 ,Accepted 6 June 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2009.06.003

Forensic Science International: Genetics
Volume 4, Issue 2 , Pages 80-88 , February 2010

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