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. 1993 Mar 11;362(6416):186-8.
doi: 10.1038/362186a0.

Isolating RNA from whole blood--the dawn of RNA-based diagnosis?

D E Macfarlane  1 , C E Dahle
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Isolating RNA from whole blood--the dawn of RNA-based diagnosis?

D E Macfarlane et al. Nature. .

Abstract

A novel cationic surfactant solution is used to lyse blood cells and precipitate RNA and DNA. The RNA is recovered by extracting the pellet with a small volume of guanidinium isothiocyanate or formamide.

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