Can any one suggest a protocol for the isolation of genomic DNA from cervical swabs?

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Jana Jezkova

I've used NucleoSpin tissue XS kit, page 35 of this protocol - Support protocol for purification of genomic DNA from buccal swabs.

http://www.mn-net.com/Portals/8/attachments/Redakteure_Bio/Protocols/Genomic%20DNA/UM_gDNATissue.pdf

Felix Dube

What downstream applications do you intend to use the extracted DNA. This should guide you in the ideal extraction platform. We use zymo kits, see below

http://www.zymoresearch.com/dna/genomic-dna/blood-serum-plasma-body-fluid-dna/zymobead-genomic-dna-kit

Vinod Viswanath

Hi Akram. you can use more Rose and taylor 1990 method