Abstract for Maxwell^® 16 FFPE Tissue LEV DNA Purification Kit

Part# TB382
Printed in USA. Revised 8/09.
Instructions for Use of Product AS1130.

The Maxwell^® 16 FFPE Tissue LEV (Low-Elution Volume) DNA Purification Kit is used with the Maxwell^® 16 Instrument (Cat.# AS2000) and LEV Hardware Kit (Cat.# AS1250) and is specifically designed for optimal purification of DNA from one to ten sections (5µm) of FFPE tissue samples. To help minimize PCR inhibitor carryover, small amounts of DNA-binding paramagnetic particles are used, and as a result the DNA-binding capacity of the system is limited to a few hundred nanograms of pure DNA suitable for amplification applications including qPCR. However, tissue that has been stored in formalin for extended periods of time may be extensively cross-linked and/or too degraded for extraction of amplifiable DNA.