Table 2.

Yield and quality of DNA extracted from peripheral whole blood samples using different conditions after short-term storage.

Sample Group	Thawing condition	Purification kit	A260/A280	A260/A230	Yield (μg/mL)
Q-37	In water bath at 37 °C	QIAamp	1.90 ± 0.03	2.53 ± 0.11	19.40 ± 7.49
Q-Al	On aluminum block at room temperature	QIAamp	1.91 ± 0.03	2.47 ± 0.02	25.19 ± 4.99
Q-Ice	On ice	QIAamp	1.99 ± 0.21	2.53 ± 0.08	21.40 ± 6.37

Data are shown as mean ± standard deviation (n = 6).

A_260/280 absorbance ratio at 260 and 280 nm, A_260/230 absorbance ratio at 260 and 230 nm.