A Simple Method to Extract DNA from Hair Shafts Using Enzymatic Laundry Powder

Zheng Guan; Yu Zhou; Jinchuan Liu; Xiaoling Jiang; Sicong Li; Shuming Yang; Ailiang Chen

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0069588

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A Simple Method to Extract DNA from Hair Shafts Using Enzymatic Laundry Powder

Zheng Guan ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Zheng Guan, Yu Zhou

Affiliation Institute of Quality Standards and Testing Technology for Agro-products, Key Laboratory of Agro-product Quality and Safety, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China; Key Laboratory of Agro-food Quality and Safety, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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Yu Zhou ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Zheng Guan, Yu Zhou

Affiliation Institute of Quality Standards and Testing Technology for Agro-products, Key Laboratory of Agro-product Quality and Safety, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China; Key Laboratory of Agro-food Quality and Safety, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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Jinchuan Liu,

Affiliation Institute of Quality Standards and Testing Technology for Agro-products, Key Laboratory of Agro-product Quality and Safety, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China; Key Laboratory of Agro-food Quality and Safety, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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Xiaoling Jiang,

Affiliation Institute of Quality Standards and Testing Technology for Agro-products, Key Laboratory of Agro-product Quality and Safety, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China; Key Laboratory of Agro-food Quality and Safety, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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Sicong Li,

Affiliation Institute of Quality Standards and Testing Technology for Agro-products, Key Laboratory of Agro-product Quality and Safety, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China; Key Laboratory of Agro-food Quality and Safety, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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Shuming Yang,

Affiliation Institute of Quality Standards and Testing Technology for Agro-products, Key Laboratory of Agro-product Quality and Safety, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China; Key Laboratory of Agro-food Quality and Safety, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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Ailiang Chen

* E-mail: ailiang.chen@gmail.com

Affiliation Institute of Quality Standards and Testing Technology for Agro-products, Key Laboratory of Agro-product Quality and Safety, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China; Key Laboratory of Agro-food Quality and Safety, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China
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A Simple Method to Extract DNA from Hair Shafts Using Enzymatic Laundry Powder

Zheng Guan,
Yu Zhou,
Jinchuan Liu,
Xiaoling Jiang,
Sicong Li,
Shuming Yang,
Ailiang Chen

Published: July 29, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069588

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