Pcr/southern Blot For Paternity Testing

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Contents 1 Specimen 2 Notes 3 More General Terms 4 Additional Terms 5 References

Specimen

• whole blood ( ACD or EDTA)
• chorionic villi
• amniocytes
• store body fluids at 4 degrees C
• store cells at -20 degrees C or below

Notes

• multilocus probing provides unique individual identification

More General Terms

• molecular diagnostic test

Additional Terms

• microsatellite or variable number of tandem repeat (VNTR)

References

Clinical Guide to Laboratory Tests, 3rd ed. Teitz ed.,  W.B. Saunders, 1995

PCR/southern blot for paternity testing