Blood Collection | Oral Collection | |||
Attributes | Venous blood | Mouthwash | Buccal swabs | Oragene•DISCOVER (OGR-600) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-invasive collection | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
Standardized format for high-throughput processing | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ |
Specimen stability at room temperature | Days | Weeks | Days | Years |
Low bacterial content | ✔ | ✘† (up to 60% bacterial content) | ✘† (up to 90% bacterial content) | ✔† (median 11.8% bacterial content) |
Median DNA yield | 30 µg | 35 µg | 2 µg | 110 µg |
Sample size | 1 mL | 10 mL‡ | 1 swab | 2 mL |
Molecular weight | > 23 kb | > 23 kb | < 23 kb | > 23 kb |
Shipping at ambient temperature | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Full customization available | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ |
† Birnboim, H.C., Iwasiow, R.M. and James, C.M.P. (2008). Human genomic DNA content of saliva samples collected with the Oragene self-collection kit. DNA Genotek. PD-WP-011.
‡ Volume of mouthwash used for sample collection.
Blood Collection | Oral Collection | |||
Attributes | Venous blood | Mouthwash | Buccal swabs | Oragene•DISCOVER (OGR-600) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-invasive collection | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
Standardized format for high-throughput processing | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ |
Specimen stability at room temperature | Days | Weeks | Days | Years |
Low bacterial content | ✔ | ✘† (up to 60% bacterial content) | ✘† (up to 90% bacterial content) | ✔† (median 11.8% bacterial content) |
Median DNA yield | 30 µg | 35 µg | 2 µg | 110 µg |
Sample size | 1 mL | 10 mL‡ | 1 swab | 2 mL |
Molecular weight | > 23 kb | > 23 kb | < 23 kb | > 23 kb |
Shipping at ambient temperature | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Full customization available | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ |
† Birnboim, H.C., Iwasiow, R.M. and James, C.M.P. (2008). Human genomic DNA content of saliva samples collected with the Oragene self-collection kit. DNA Genotek. PD-WP-011.
‡ Volume of mouthwash used for sample collection.