“…DNA was extracted from 50 L whole blood as described by Casas et al 17 The PCR assay was carried out as described by Cooper et al 18 In brief, the reaction mixture for the PCR comprised 10 mM Tris-hydrochloric acid (pH 8.3), 50 nM potassium chloride, 200 M each deoxyneucleoside triphosphate, 1.5 mM MgCl 2, 0.2 M adenovirus primers ADRJC1 and ADRJC2, 18 1.25 U Taq DNA polymerase (Advanced Biotechnologies, Epsom, United Kingdom), and 5 L appropriate DNA sample or sterile water to make up a final volume of 50 L. The assay was performed on a Programmable Dri-Block Gene Ataq thermal cycler (Pharmacia LKB, Uppsala, Sweden) using one cycle each of 94°C for 7 minutes, 55°C for 1 minute, and 72°C for 1.5 minutes, followed by 40 cycles each of 94°C for 1 minute, 55°C for 1 minute, and 72°C for 1.5 minutes. The amplification products were analyzed by electrophoresis in 6% polyacrylamide gels.…”