Cytology appears to be a viable option to histological samples for proper storage and maintenance of autopsy material for DNA extraction and analysis. In the present study, we tested the feasibility of using archived air-dried smears produced at the time of the autopsy for simple molecular analysis, comparing quantity and quality of the DNA extracted from the smears to that of correspondent histological specimens.

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尸检的细胞病理学涂片：一种可行的分子分析存储方法

细胞学似乎是组织学样本的可行选择，可用于适当储存和维护用于 DNA 提取和分析的尸检材料。在本研究中，我们测试了使用尸检时制作的存档风干涂片进行简单分子分析的可行性，并将从涂片中提取的 DNA 的数量和质量与相应的组织学标本进行比较。