DNA Research

Research from S.J. Park and co-researchers yields new findings on DNA research

Published in Pharma Law Weekly, May 13th, 2008

According to a study from Seoul, South Korea, "The DNA purification step has been thought to be essential for typing of STR DNA. However, this process is time-consuming, and there is a risk of unexpected cross-contamination during purification."

"We report a new method for direct short tandem repeat (STR) amplification using a newly developed direct PCR buffer, AnyDirect (TM), which can amplify STR loci from whole blood and blood- or saliva-spotted FTA (R) cards without DNA purification. The autosomal and Y chromosomal STR loci were analyzed for whole blood and blood or saliva spots of random individuals, followed by comparison of the results with those of corresponding...

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Source: Pharma Law Weekly (2008-05-13)

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