DNA was extracted from endocervical samples using the QIAamp mini kit according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
1 Centrifuge tubes containing the endocervical specimens at 15,000 rpm for 10 minutes.
2 Remove supernatant and preserve the pellet;
3 Add 180 μL of the ATL buffer and homogenize with the help of a vortex mixer.
4 Add Proteinase K to the homogenized mixture and mixe by vortexing
5 Incubate the solution in a dry bath at 56 oC for 3 hours while homogenizing 2 to 3 times during incubation.
6 Add 200 μL AL of buffer and homogenize again using a vortex for 15 seconds
7 Incubate the solution in a dry bath at 70°C for 10 minutes.
8 Add 200 μL of ethanol and homogenize.
9 Then transfer the mixture carefully into a QIAamp mini spin column and centrifuge at 8,000 rpm for one minute.
10 Discard filtrate and place the minicolumns were placed QIAamp mini spin column in new 2 mL tubes
11 Add of 500 μL buffer AW1, centrifuged at 8,000 rpm for one minute and discard the filtrate.
12 Add of 500 μL buffer AW2 was added to minicolumns.
13 Centrifuge at 14,000 rpm for 3 minutes and discard the filtrate.
14 Centrifuge the spin column with the collection tube again at 14,000rpm for 1 minute
15 Place minicolumns in 1.5 mL micro-centrifuge tubes and add 50 μL of buffer AE.
16 Incubate at room temperature for 5 minutes and centrifuge the mixture at 10,000 rpm for 3 minutes.
17 Discard the QIAamp mini spin column and store micro-centrifuge at -20 °C for subsequent molecular analysis.