Open AccessComparative analysis between saliva and buccal swabs as source of DNA: lesson from HLA-B*57:01 testing
Author(s) -
Raffaella Cascella,
Laura Stocchi,
Claudia Strafella,
Ivano Mezzaroma,
M. Mannazzu,
Vincenzo Vullo,
Francesco Montella,
Giustino Parruti,
Paola Borgiani,
Federica Sangiuolo,
Giuseppe Novelli,
Antonella Pirazzoli,
Stefania Zampatti,
Emiliano Giardina
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
pharmacogenomics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.541
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1744-8042
pISSN - 1462-2416
DOI - 10.2217/pgs.15.59
Subject(s) - buccal swab , saliva , genotyping , allele , buccal administration , capillary electrophoresis , biology , human leukocyte antigen , dna , genotype , dna extraction , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , polymerase chain reaction , pharmacology , antigen , gene , biochemistry
Our work aimed to designate the optimal DNA source for pharmacogenetic assays, such as the screening for HLA-B*57:01 allele.