title: The extraction of high-molecular-mass DNA from hair shafts.
abstract: A simple and efficient method is presented for the extraction of DNA from hair shafts. DNA preparations obtained by this approach can be made amenable to restriction enzyme digestion, thereby allowing further molecular biological analysis.
authors.affiliation: Zoologisches Institut der Universität Heidelberg, FRG.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schreiber
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Amtmann
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Storch
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sauer
mesh_terms: D002498:Centrifugation; D011232:Chemical Precipitation; D004247:DNA / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes / Q000378:metabolism; D005612:Freeze Drying; D005615:Freezing; D006197:Hair / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009584:Nitrogen
chemical_list: D004247:DNA; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes; D009584:Nitrogen