Pick the sticker with your ID number, protocol, and a plastic box with a container and a lid from a TA. Open the plastic box, and label a lid with one sticker and put other sticker on your protocol copy. Note your number. Before lab, rinse mouth (do not eat or drink for 30 min)
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Close Oragene container with the lid tightly to avoid any spill; mix gently by inverting several times. Submit labeled container to TA
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LAB 2
- Measurement of DNA concentration
- DNA purification for genotyping analysis
Methods:
Collection of saliva
Extraction of DNA
Quantification of DNA (fluorescence) Re-purification of DNA Genotyping assay (TaqMan technology) Analysis of genotyping data
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LAB 1 Equipment:
Lid:
Oragene container
50oC incubator
LAB 1. Equipment:
Transfer pipette to transfer saliva (0.5ml) to a tube
0.5 ml
0.1 ml
LAB 1. Equipment:
Microcentrifuge tube labeled with your #ID
1.5 ml
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Lab-1. Equipment:
Microcentrifuge (13,000xg)
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Lab-1. Equipment:
Sterile swabs to remove ethanol
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Lab-1
Sample collection:
Collect saliva in the container Label two microfuge tubes with your ID number (the same # ID as the container) using a pen marker
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Lab-1
A. Sample collection:
After collecting saliva in the container tighten cap and invert container several times to mix preservative with saliva sample. Check if the membrane with the reagent is broken. Incubate in Incubator (room 428) @50oC for 1 hr
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