COMPARISON OF YIELD AND QUALITY OF CANINE DNA COLLECTED FROM SALIVA AND BLOOD SAMPLES.

摘要

Individual genetic variation contributes significantly to cancer risk and treatment response. As such, genotyping will likely become increasingly important to cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment. The importance of collecting DNA samples for research and clinical use prompted us to investigate various collection methods. Our objective was to compare the quantity and yield of canine DNA obtained from saliva, collected using a commercially available kit (Oragene~R Animal, DNA Genotek Inc) with that obtained from blood.