Biospecimen Process Services

DNA, RNA, and Protein

• DNA extraction
  • Performed on any specimen (saliva, buccal swabs/brushes, cells, buffy coats, whole blood, dried blood card or plasma).
  • We use different DNA extraction kits such as Qiagen QIAamp DNA mini kit, or GenSolve DNA Complete, based on the specimen type.
• Bisulfite conversion
  • Bisulfite conversion of isolated DNA is offered using Zymo Research Corporation EZ DNA Methylation Kit or Qiagen EpiTect Bisulfite Kits. Converted DNA is suitable for PCR, endonuclease digestion, sequencing, microarrays, and Illumina Infinium and Golden Gate Methylation Assays.
• RNA, microRNA isolation
  • Performed on any specimen (nasal epithelial cells, plasma, cerebrospinal fluid, placental tissue or extracellular vesicle)
  • We used different RNA extraction kits such as miRNeasy kit, miRNeasy Tissue/Cells Advanced Kit, or AllPrep DNA/RNA Kits
• DNA, RNA and Protein quantification
  • We can perform quantification using NanoDrop, Qubit, Picogreen, BCA protein assay
• RNA integrity
  • We can perform Bioanalyzer using Nano kit