fta reference publications - Whatman

FTA REFERENCE PUBLICATIONS
Animal Biotechnology
Alhassan A, Iseki H, Kim C, Yokoyama N and Igarashi I (2007) Comparison of polymerase chain reaction methods
for the detection of Theileria equi infection using whole blood compared with pre-extracted DNA samples as
PCR templates. Trop Anim Health Prod 39:369-374
Baron EE, Martinez ML, Verneque RS, and Coutinho LL (2002) Parentage testing and effect of misidentification on
the estimation of breeding value in Gir cattle Genetics and Molecular Biol 25(4):389-394.
Bendezu IF, Slater JW and Carney BF (2005) Identification of Mytilus spp. and Pecten maximus in Irish waters by
standard PCR of the 18S rDNA gene and multiplex PCR of the 16S rDNA gene Marine Biotechnol 7(6) 687-696.
Berghaus RD, Farver TB, Anderson RJ, Jaravata CC and Gardner IA (2006) Environmental sampling for detection of
Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis on large California dairies J Dairy Sci 89:963-970.
Callahan CR, Henderson Ap, Eackeles MS and King TL (2005) Microsatellite DNA markers for the study of
population structure and dynamics in nutria (Myocastor coypus) Molecular Ecology Notes 5:124-126.
Campos F, Hernández M, Arizaga J, Miranda R and Amezcua A (2005) Sex differentiation of Corn Buntings Miliaria
calandra wintering in northern Spain Ringing & Migration 22:159-162
Crabbe MJC (2003) A novel method for the transport and analysis of genetic material from polyps and
zooxanthellae of scleractinian corals J. Biochem. Biophys. Methods 57: 171-176
Davis GH, Galloway SM, Ross IK, Gregan SM, Ward J, Nimbkar BV, Ghalsasi PM, Nimbkar C, Gray GD, Subandriyo,
Inounu I, tiesnamurti B, Martyniuk E, Eythorsdottir E, Mulsant P, Lecerf F, Hanrahan JP, Bradford GD and Wilson T
(2002) DNA tests in prolific sheep from eight countries provide new evidence on origin of the Booroola (FecB)
mutation Biology of Reproduction 66:1869-1874.
Dutton CJ and Tieber A (2001) A modified protocol for sex identification of in ovo avian embryos and its
application as a management tool for endangered species conservation programs J Zoo Wildlife Med 32(2)176-
180.
Forrest RH, Hickford JGH, Hogan A and Frampton C (2003) Polymorphism at the ovine β3-adrenergic receptor
locus: associations with birth weight, growth rate, carcass composition and cold survival Animal Genetics
34:19-25.
Gonzalez JL, Loza, A and Chacon E (2005) Sensitivity of different Trypanosoma vivax specific primers for the
diagnosis of livestock trypanosomosis using different DNA extraction methods Vet Parasitol. 136:119-126
Gutierrez-Corchero F, Arruga MV, Sanz L, Garcia C, Hernandez MA and Campos F (2002) Using FTA cards to store
avian blood samples for genetic studies. Their application in sex determination Molecular Ecology Notes 2: 75-
77
Halbert NK, Raudsepp T, Chowdhary BP and Derr JN (2004) Conservation genetic analysis of the Texas State
bison herd J Mammalology 85(5):924-931
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Halbert ND and Derr JN (2007) A comprehensive evaluation of cattle introgression into US federal bison herds J
Heredity 98:1-12
Hernandez MA, Campos F, Gutierrez-Corchero R and Amezcua A (2004) Identification of Lanius species and
subspecies using tandem repeats in the mitochondrial DNA control region. Ibis 146:227-230.
Hickford JGH, Zhou H, Slow S and Fang Q (2004) Diversity of the ovine DQA2 gene J. Anim Sci. 82:1553-1563.
Hickford JGH, Zhou H and Fang Q (2007) Haplotype analysis of the DQA genes in sheep: Evidence supporting
recombination between the loci J. Anim Sci 85:577-582
Inoue R, Tsukahara T, Sunaba C, Itoh M and Ushida K (2007) Simple and rapid detection of the porcine
reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus from pig whole blood using filter paper J Virol Methods 141:102-106
Jaravata CV, Smith WL, Rensen GJ, Ruzante JM and Cullor JS (2006) Detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp.
paratuberculosis in bovine manure using Whatman FTA Card technology and Lightcycler real-time PCR
Foodborne Pathogens and Disease 3(2)212-215
Jefferies R, Ryan UM and Irwin PJ (2007) PCR-RFLP for the detection and differentiation of the canine piroplasm
species and its use with filter paper-based technologies Vet Parasitol 144:20 - 27
King T, Eackles MS, Henderson AP, Bocetti CI, Currie D and Wunderle Jr JM (2005) Microsatellite DNA markers for
delineating populaton structure and kinship among the endangered Kirtland's warbler (Dendroica kirtlandii)
Molecular Ecology Notes 5(3):569-571
Lucentini l., Palomba A., Lancioni H., Natali M. and Panara F (2006) A nondestructive, rapid, reliable and
inexpensive method to sample, store and extract high-quality DNA from fish body mucus and buccal cells Mol
Ecol Notes 6, 257-260
Matsumoto GI, Raskoff KA and Lindsay DJ (2003) Tiburonia granrojo n. sp., A Mesopelagic Scyphomedusa from
the Pacific ocean representing the type of a new subfamily (class Scyphozoa: order Semaeostomeae: family
Ulmaridae: subfamily Tiburoniinae subfam.nov.) Marine Biology 143(1)73-77
Moscoso H, Thayer SG, Hofacre CL and Kleven SH (2004) Inactivation, storage and PCR detection of mycoplasma
on FTA Filter Paper Avian Diseases 48:841-850.
Moscoso H, Raybon EO, Thayer SG and Hofacre CL (2005) Molecular detection and serotyping of infectious
bronchitis virus from FTA® Filter Paper Avian Diseases 49:24-29
Moscoso H, Alvarado I and Hofacre CL (2006) Molecular analysis of infectious bursal disease virus from bursal
tissues collected on FTA® filter paper Avian Diseases 50:391-396
Neimark H, Hoff B and Ganter M (2004) Mycoplasma ovis comb. Nov. (formerly Eperythrozoon ovis), an
epierythrocytic agent of haemolytic anaemia in sheep and goats Int J Systm Evol Microbiol. 54:365-371.
O'Shea B, Khare S, Bliss K, Klein P, Ficht TA, Adams LG and Rice-Ficht AC (2004) Amplified fragment length
polymorphism reveals genomic variability among Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis isolates J.
Clin. Microbiol. 42(8) 3600-3606
Pereira F, Davis SJM, Pereira L, McEvoy B, Bradley DG and Amorim A (2006) Genetic signatures of a
Mediterranean influence in Iberian Peninsula sheep husbandry Mol Biol Evol 23:1420-1426
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Perozo F, Villegas P, Estevez C, Alvarado I and Purvis LB (2006) Use of FTA® filter paper for the molecular
detection of Newcastle disease virus Avian Pathol 35(2) 93-98.
Picard-Meyer E, Barrat J and Cliquet F (2007) Use of filter paper (FTA®) technology for sampling, recovery and
molecular characterization of rabies viruses. J Virol Method 140:174-182
Purvis LB, Villegas P and Perozo F (2006) Evaluation of FTA® paper and phenol storage, extraction and
molecular characterization of infectious bursal disease virus J Virol Methods 138:66-69
Rejt L, Rutkowski R and Gryczynska-siemiatkowska A (2004) Genetic variability of urban Kestrals in Warsaw -
preliminary data Zool. Poloniae 49: 199 - 209
Rensen G, Smith W, Rutante J, Sawyer M, Osburn B and Cullor J (2005) Development and evaluation of a real-time
fluorescent polymerase chain reaction assay for the detection of bovine contaminates in cattle feed Foodborne
Pathogens and Disease 2(2)152-159
Schifferli C, Villaroel M and Arruga MV (2000) DNA obtention to study BLAD in Argentine and Spanish cattle Arch.
Zootec. 49:505-508.
Schulman ML, Harper CK, Bell E, Nel A nd Guthrie AJ (2002) Microsatellite analysis of cryopreserved stallion
semen stored on FTA® paper J South African Vet Assoc 73(4):222-223.
Seabury CM, Halbert ND, Gogan PJP, Templeton JW and Derr JN (2005) Bison PRNP genotyping and potential
association with Brucella spp. Seroprevalence Animal Genetics 36:104-110.
Seabury, CM and JN Derr (2003) Identification of a novel ovine PrP polymorphism and scrapie-resistant
genotypes for St. Croix White and a related composite breed Cytogenet Genome Res 102:85-88.
Signorovitch AY, Dellaporta SL, and Buss LW (2005) Molecular signatures for sex in the placozoa Proc, Natl. Acad
Sci 102(42) 15518-15522
Signorovitch AY, Dellaporta SL, and Buss LW (2006) Caribbean placozoan phylogeography Biol. Bull. 211:149-156
Smith LM and Burgoyne LA (2001) Species identity: conserved inverted LINE repeat clusters (ILRC) in the
vertebrate genome as indicators of population boundaries Gene 271: 273-283
Smith, LM and Burgoyne, LA (2004) Collecting, archiving and processing DNA from wildlife samples using FTA®
databasing paper BMC Ecology 4:4
Snowden KF, Logan KS and Vinson SB (2002) Simple, filter-based PCR detection of Thelohania solenopsae
(Microspora) in fire ants (Solenopsis invicta) Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 49(6): 447-448.
Stoffregen WC, Alt DP, Palmer MV, Olsen SC, Waters WR and Stasko JA (2006) Identification of a
haemomycoplasma species in anemic reindeer (Rangeifer tarandus) J Wildlife Dis 42(2): 249-258
Suematsu N and Isohashi F (2006) Rapid and simple screening of transgenic mice: novel extraction-free, filter
based PCR genotyping from blood samples Acta Biochimia Polonica 53 (3) 613-616
Thompson PN, Steinlein OK, Harper CK, Kraner S, Sieb JP and Guthrie AJ (2003) Congenital myasthenic syndrome
of Brahman cattle in South Africa Vet. Rec. 153(25): 779-781
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van Asch B, Pereira L, Pereira F, Santa-Rita P, Lima M and Amorim A (2005) MtDNA diversity among four
Portuguese autochthonous dog breeds: a fine-scale characterization BMC Genetics 6:37
Waiswa C, Picozzi K, Olaho-Mukani W and Katunguka-Rwakishaya E (2003) Monitor lizard (Varanus niloticus,
Linnaeus, 1766) as a host for tsetse (Glossina fuscipes fuscipes, Newstead, 1910) in the sleeping sickness
endemic foci of Uganda African Journal of Ecology 41,349-351
Zhou H and Hickford JGH (2004) Allelic Polymorphism in the ovine DQA1 gene J. Anim Sci. 82:8-16
Zhou H, Hickford JGH and Fang Q (2005) Technical Note: Determination of alleles of the ovine PRNP gene using
PCR- single-strand conformational polymorphism analysis J. Anim. Sci 83:745-749
Zhou H, Hickford JGH and Fang Q (2005) Polymorphism of the DQA2 gene in goats J. Anim Sci 83:963-968
Zhou H, Hickford JGH, Fang Q and Byun SO (2007) Short Communication: Identification of allelic variation at the
bovine DRA locus by polymerase chain reaction-single stranded conformational polymorphism. J. Dairy Sci
90:1943-1946
Biobanking
Neimark H (2005) Proposal for archival reference collections of chromosomal DNA from uncultivated
bacterial species Int J systmatic Evol Microbiol 55:1407 Letter to the Editor
Seah LH and Burgoyne LA (2000) DNA databasing on FTA® Paper: Biological assault and techniques for
measuring photogenic damage Progress in Forensic Genetics 8:74 – 77
Seah LH and Burgoyne LA (2001) Photosensitizer initiated attacks on DNA under dry conditions and their
inhibition: a DNA archiving issue J. Photochem and Photobiol B: Biology 61: 10 -20
Diagnostics
Barton, JC, R Swada-Hirai, BE Rothenberg and RT Acton (1999) Two novel missense mutations of the HFE
gene (I105T and G93R) and identification of the S65C mutation on Alabama hemochromatosis probands
Blood Cells, Molecules and Diseases 25(3)147-155
Beck IA, Drennan KD, Melvin AJ, Mohan KM, Herz AM, Alarcón J, Piscoya J, Velázquez C and Frenkel LM (2001)
Simple, sensitive, and specific detection of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 subtype B DNA in dried
blood samples for the diagnosis in infants in the field J Clin Micro 39: 29-33
Becker S, Franco JR, Simarro PP, Stich A, Abel PM and Steverding D (2004) Real-time PCR for detecting
Trypanosoma brucei in human blood samples Diag. Microbiol. Inf. Dis. 50:193-199.
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Beckett SM, Lughton SJ, Dalla Poxxa L, McCowage GB, Marshall G, Cohn RJ, Milne E and Ashton LJ (2008) Buccal
swabs and treated cards: methodological considerations for molecular epidemiologic studies examining
pediatric populations. Am J Epidemiol 167: 1260-1267
Bhattacharya SS, Kulka M, Lampel KA, Cebula TA and Goswami BB (2004) Use of Reverse Transcription and
PCR to Discriminate Between Infectious and Non-Infectious Hepatitis A Virus. J Virological Meth. 116:181-187.
Birtles A, McCarthy N, Sheppard CL, Rutter H, Guiver M, Haworth E and George RC (2005) Multilocus sequence
typing directly on DNA from clinical samples and cultured isolate to investigate linked fatal pneumococcal
disease in residents of a shelter for homeless men J Clin Microbiol 43:2004-2008
Blair PJ, Schoeler GM, Moron C, Anaya E, Caceda R, Cespedes M, Cruz C, Felices V, Guevara C, Huaman A,
Luckett R, Mendoza L, Richards AL, Rios Z, Sumner JW, Villaseca P and Olson JG (2004) Evidence of Rickettsial
and Leptospira infections in Andean Northern Peru Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 70(4): 357-363
Chappuis F, Loutan L, Simarro P, Lejon V and Büscher P (2005) Options for field diagnosis of human African
trypanosomiasis Clin. Microbiol. Rev. 18(1)133-146
Chu DMT, Sherchand JB, Cross JH and Orlandi PA (2004) Detection of Cyclospora Cayetanensis in animal
fecal isolates from Nepal using and FTA filter-base polymerase chain reaction method Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg
71(4):373-379
Devost NC and Choy FYM (2000) Mutation analysis of Gaucher disease using dot-blood samples on FTA
filter paper Am J Med Gen 94: 417-420
Dictor M, Warenholt J and Isinger A (2005) Resolving T-cell receptor clonality in two and genotype in four
multiplex polymerase chain reactions Haematologica/The Hematology J 90(11)1524-1523
Dictor M, Skogvall I, Warenholt J and Rambech E (2007) Multiplex polymerase chain reaction on FTA cards vs.
flow cytometry for B-lymphocyte clonality. Clin Chem Lab Med 45:339-345
Dobbs LJ, Madigan MN, Carter AB and Lori Earls L (2002) Use of FTA Gene Guard filter paper for the storage
and transportation of tumor cells for molecular testing Arch Path Lab Med 126: 56-63
Franchina M, Kadin ME and Abraham LJ (2005) Polymorphism of the CD30 promoter microsatellite repressive
element is associated with development of primary cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders Cancer
Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 14(5) 1322-1325
Fujiwara Y, Chi DDJ, Wang H, Keleman P, Morton DL, Turner R and Hoon DSB (1999) Plasma DNA
microsatellites as tumor-specific markers and indicators of tumor progression in melanoma patients Cancer
Res. 59:1567-1571
Guio H, Okayama H, Ashino Y, Saitoh H, Xiao P, Miki M, Yoshihara N, Nakanowatari S and Hattori T (2006)
Method for efficient storage and transportation of sputum specimens for molecular testing of tuberculosis
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 10(8):906-910
Henderson TRM, Coster DJ and Williams KA (2001) The long term outcome of limbal allografts: the search for
surviving cells Br J Ophthalmol 85:604 – 609
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Hou L, Tu B, Ling G, Tang T, Cao K, Steiner NK, Lazaro A, Ng J Hartzman RJ and Hurley CK (2006) Strategies for
evaluating B*18 allelic diversity by sequence-based typing applied to studies of a population from Singapore
and African-Americans Tissue Antigens 67, 66-69
Hsiao K, Lin H, Pan H, Li T, Chen S, Jou S, Chiu Y, Wu M, Lin C and Li S (1999) Application of FTA sample
collection and DNA purification system on the determination of CTG trinucleotide repeat size by PCR-based
Southern blotting J. Clin Lab. Anal. 13: 188-193
Hunter M, Heyer E, Auterlitz F, Angelicheva D, Nedkova V, Briones P, Gata A, De Pablo R, Laszlo A, Bosshard N,
Gitzelmann R, Tordai A, Kalmar L, Szalai C, Balogh I, Lupu C, Corches A, Popa G, Perez-Lezuan A and Kalaydjieva
LV (2002) The P28T mutation in the GALK1 gene accounts for galactokinase deficiency in Roma (Gypsy)
patients across Europe. Pediatr Res 51:602-606
Jaijakul S, Saksirisampant W, Prownebon J, Yenthakam S, Mungthin M, Leelayoova S and Nuchprayoon S (2005)
Pneumocystic Jiroveci in HIV/AIDS patients: detection by FTA filter paper together with PCR in noninvasive
induced sputum specimens J Med Assoc Thai 88(Suppl 4) S294-299
Jou S, Lin H, Pan H, Chiu Y, Li S, Lee C and Hsiao K (2001) Delineation of CTG repeats and clinical features in
a Taiwanese mytotonic dystrophy family Proc. Natl. Sci. Counc. ROC(B) 25 (1) 40 -44.
Kerlin BA, Yan SB, Isermann, BH, Brandt JT, Sood R, Basson Br, Joyce DE, Weiler H and Dhainaut JF (2003)
Survival advantage associated with heterozygous factor V Leiden mutation in patients with severe sepsis
and in mouse endotoxemia Blood 102(9)3085-3092
Linton CJ, Borman AM, Cheung G, Holmes AD, Szekely A, Palmer MD, Bridge PD, Campbell CK and Johnson, EM
(2007) Molecular identification of unusual pathogenic yeast isolates by large ribosomal subunit gene
sequencing: 2 years experience at the UK Mycology Reference Laboratory J. Clin. Microbiol 45:1152-1158
Loparev V, Martro E, Rubtcova E, Rodrigo C, Piette JC, Caumes E, Vernant JP, Schmid DS and Fillet AM (2007)
Toward universal Varicella-Zoster virus (VZV) genotyping: diversity of VZV strains from France and Spain J
Clin Microbiol 45:559-563
MacLean L, Chisi JE, Odiit M, Gibson WC, Ferris V, Picozzi K and Sternberg JM (2004) Severity of human African
trypanosomiasis in East Africa is associated with geographic location, parasite genotype, and host
inflammatory cytokine response profile Infection and Immunity 72(12):7040-7044
Mechold U, Ogryzko V, Ngo S and Danchin A (2006) Oligoribonuclease is a common downstream target of
lithium-induced pAp accumulation in Escherichia coli and human cells Nucleic Acids Res 34(8) 2364-2373
Mills RAD, Coster DJ and Williams KA (2002) Effect of immunosuppression on outcome measures in a model
of rat limbal transplantation Invest Opthalmol Vis Sci. 43(3)647-655
Nakayama T, Taback B, Nguyen DH, Chi DD, Morton DL, Fujiwara Y and Hoon DSB (2000) Clinical significance
of circulating DNA microsatellite markers in plasma of melanoma patients Ann NY Acad Sci 906; 87-98
Ouma C, Keller CC, Opondo DA, Were T, Otieno RO, Otieno MF, Orago ASS, Ong'echa JM, Vulule JM, Ferrell RE
and Perkins DJ (2006) Association of FCγ receptor IIA (CD32) polymorphism with malarial anemia and highdensity
parasitemia in infants and young children Am J Trop Med Hyg 74(4) 573-577
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Pezzoli N, Silvy M, Woronko A, Le Treut T, Lévy-Mozziconacci A, Reviron D, Gabert J and Picard C (2007)
Quantification of mixed chimerism by real time PCR on whole blood-impregnated FTA cards Leukemia Res
31(9) 1175-1183
Prager M, Türel Z, Speidl WS, Zorn G, Kaun C, Niessner A, Heinze G, Huk I, Maurer G, Huber K and Wokta J (2002)
Chlamydia pneumoniae in carotid artery atherosclerosis a comparison of its presence in atherosclerotic
plaque, healthy vessels, and circulating leukocytes from the same individuals Stroke 33:2756-2761.
Renshaw M, Ellingsen D, Benson J and Hooper WC (2001) Amplification of DNA from blood spots: the
importance of collection paper & primer sequence Focus 23: 8-9
Rocha MN, Melo MR, Longui CA, de Oliveira DVA, Figueiredo CC and Pacchi PR (2005) A three-step molecular
protocol employing DNA obtained from dried blood spots for neonatal screening for 45,X Turner syndrome
Genet.Mol.Res. 4(4):749-754
Rogers CDG and Burgoyne LA (2000) Reverse transcription of an RNA genome from databasing paper (FTA)
Biotech Appl Biochem 31:219-224
Sauerbrei A, Rubtcova E, Wutzler P Schmid DS and Loparev VN (2004) Genetic profile of an Oka Varicella
Vaccine Virus variant isolated from an infant with Zoster J. Clin. Microbiol. 42(12)35604-5608
Silva ES, Pacheco RS, Gontijo CMF, Carvalho IR and Brazil RP (2002) Visceral leishmaniasis caused by
Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis in a patient infected with human immunodeficiency virus Rev. Inst. Med.
Trop. S. Paulo 44(3) 145-149
Silva ES, Gontijo CMF, Pacheco RS and Brazil RP (2004) Diagnosis of human visceral leishmaniasis by PCR
using blood samples spotted on filter paper Genetics and Molecular Res. 3(2): 251-257
Siripattanapipong S, Worapong J, Mungthin M, Leelayoova S and Peerapan T (2005) Genotype study of
Pneumosystis jirovecii in human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients in Thailand J Clin Microbiol
43(5):2104-2110
Stienstra Y, van der Werf TS, Oosterom E, Nolte IM, van der Graaf WTA, Etuaful S, Raghunathan PL, Whitney EAS,
Ampadu EO, Asamoa K, Klutse EY, te Meerman GJ, Tappero JW, Ashford DA and van der Steege G (2006)
Susceptibility to Buruli ulcer is associated with the SLC11A1 (NRAMP1) D543N polymorphism Genes and
Immunity 7, 185-189
Taback B, Fujiwara Y, Wang HJ, Foshag LJ, Morton DL and Hoon DSB (2001) Prognostic significance of
circulating microsatellite markers in the plasma of melanoma patients. Cancer Res. 61:5723-5726
Taback B, Giuliano AE, Hansen NM, Singer FR, Shu S and Hoon DSB (2003) Detection of tumor-specific genetic
alterations in bone marrow from early-stage breast cancer patients Cancer Res. 63:1884-1887
Tassone F, Pan R, Amiri K, Taylor AK and Hagerman PJ (2008) A rapid polymerase chain reaction-based
screening method for identification of all expanded alleles of the Fragile X (FMR1) gene in newborn and highrisk
populations J Mol Diagn 10:43-49
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Visapää JP, Götte K, Benesova M, Li J, Homann N, Conradt C, Inoue H, Tisch M, Hörrmann K, Väkeväinen S,
Salaspuro M and Seitz HK (2004) Increased cancer risk in heavy drinkers with the alcohol dehydrogenase
1C*1 allele, possibly due to salivary acetaldehyde. Gut 53:871-876.
Wang Z, Orlandi PA and Stenger DA (2005) Simultaneous detection of four human pathogenic microsporidian
species from clinical samples by oligonucleotide microarray J Clin Microbiol 43(8)4121-4128
Weiss TW, Kvakan H, Kaun C, Prager M, Speidl WS, Zorn G, Pfaffenberger S, Huk I, Maurer G, Huber K and Wojta J
(2006) No evidence for a direct role of helicobacter pylori and mycoplasma pneumoniae in carotid artery
atherosclerosis based on their respective presence in the atherosclerotic plaque, in healthy vessels and in
circulating leukocytes from the same individuals J. Clin Pathol published online
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Genomics/Clone Storage
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Human ID/Forensics
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of admixture in northeastern Mexico using 13 short tandem repeat loci. Am J Hum Biol 14:429-439.
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Džijan S, Primorac D, Marcikić M, Andelinović S, Sutlović D, Dabelić S and Lauc G (2005) High estimated
likelihood ratio might be insufficient in a DNA-lead process of identification of war victims Croatica Chem Acta
78(3): 393-396
Forrest SW, Kupferschmid TD, Hendickson BC, Judkins T, Petersen DJ and Scholl T (2004) Two rare
polymorphisms in the D8S1179 and D13S317 markers and method to mitigate their impact on human
identification Croat Med J 45:457-460
Fujita Y and Kubo S (2006) Application of FTA® technology to extraction of sperm DNA from mixed body
fluids containing semen Legal Medicine (Tokyo) 8(1) 43 - 47
Gaytmenn R, Sweet D, Hiledbrand DP and Pretty IA (2002) Determination of the sensitivity and specificity of
sibship calculations using AmpFISTR Profiler Plus Int J Legal Med 116:161-164
Harvey, ML (2005) An alternative for the extraction and storage of DNA from insects in forensic entomology. J
Forensic Sci. 50(3) www.astm.org
Ivanov PL, Zemskova EY, Tarasova TA, Frolova SA, Mikhalkovich LS and Korniyenko IV (2002) The experience of
using the FTA® cards for blood samples storage at conducting the molecular-and-genetic identification of
non-identified killed persons - victims of military actions in the territory of the Chechen Republic Sudebno-
Meditinskaya Ekspertiza 45:20 - 27.
Kline MC, Duewer DL, Redman JW, Butler JM and Boyer DA (2002) Polymerase chain reaction amplification of
DNA from aged blood stains: quantitative Evaluation of the "Suitability for purpose" of four filter papers as
archival media Analytical Chemistry 74: 1863-1869
Krenke BE, Tereba MS, Anderson SJ, Buel E, Culhane S, Finis CJ, Tomsey Cs, Zachetti JM, Masibay A, Rabbach
DR, Amiott EA and Sprecher CJ (2002) Validation of a 10-Locus fluorescent multiplex system J Forensic Sci
47(4):773-785
LaFountian MJ, Schwartz MB, Svete PA, Walkinshaw MA and Buel E (2001) TWGDAM validation of the
AmpFlSTR Profiler Plus and the AmpFlSTR Cofiler STR multiplex systems using capillary electrophoresis J
Forensic Sci 46(5):1191-1198.
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PowerPlex 1.1 System and validation of a degenerate primer to correct for polymorphism Journal of Forensic
Science 47 (2): 345-349
Pagano S, Sans M, Pimenoff V, Cantera AM, Alvarez JC, Lorente JA, Peco JM, Mones P and Sajantila A (2005)
Assessment of HV1 and HV2 mtDNA variation for forensic purposes in an Uruguayan population sample J
Forensic Sci 50(5) paper ID JFS20044362 available at www.astm.org
Park, SJ, Kim JY,Yang YG and Lee SH (2008) Direct STR amplification with whole blood and blood- or salivaspotted
FTA without DNA purification. J Forensic Sci 53:335-341
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