Standardization of DNA extraction from paraffinized spleen samples: molecular diagnosis of human malaria.
Raimunda Sandra Pacheco SouzaMonique Freire SantanaLuiz Carlos de Lima FerreiraManuela C MoraisAntonio Kassio S LimaLaila Rowena Albuquerque BarbosaGisely Cardoso de MeloMarcus Vinícius Guimarães de LacerdaPublished in: Malaria journal (2023)
Paraffinization is practical and efficient for the preservation of samples, but the formation of bonds between proteins and DNA makes extraction difficult. Despite this, in this study, it was possible to standardize a method of DNA extraction for detecting P. vivax.