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Publish Date : 2017-07-21
Letters in Health and Biological Sciences

DNA by Mail: Ensure DNA Integrity by use of Self-Drying Buccal Swabs

Nicole Bauer
René Rohrmanstorfer, Stefanie Zelch, Daniel Wallerstorfer, Sheri Hunt, Chung Hyun, Valentina Kazlova
Article information 

Affiliation

  • 1Amway GmbH, Benzstr. 11 b-c, D-82178 Puchheim, Germany
  • 2Novogenia GmbH, Saalachstr. 92, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria
  • 3Access Business Group, Buena Park, CA 90621, United States

Corresponding Author

Nicole Bauer, Amway GmbH, Benzstr. 11 b-c, D-82178 Puchheim, Germany E-mail: nicole.bauer@amway.com

Citation

Bauer, N., et al. DNA by Mail: Ensure DNA Integrity by use of Self-Drying Buccal Swabs. (2017) Lett Health Biol Sci 2(2): 71- 77.

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© 2017 Bauer, N. This is an Open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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Abstract

 

  The goal of this research was to evaluate the quantity and quality of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) material collected by at-home-sampling using self-drying buccal swabs in a sterile, laboratory setting compared against a 10,000+ subject sample of real-world swabs processed by consumers and analyzed by a hub-lab of the Sponsor using the same extraction and analysis methodology. Buccal swab DNA concentration was observedon two variables: DNA concentration over time, and DNA sample response to environmental conditions.