Can I use protein saver cards to collect blood samples for DNA extraction?

01 January 2014 0 3K Report

I need to collect blood sample from HIV patients to screen for torque teno virus and I'm in doubt if using a protein saver card to get the samples will be appropriate as I will need to get out of the country for the study.

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