Mistyping of the human angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphism: Frequency, causes and possible methods to avoid errors in typing

Journal of Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 27-30

  Ueda, S ^a,c   Heeley, R P ^a,b   Lees, K R ^a   Elliott, H L ^a   Connell, J M C ^a  

^a WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE;

ARTICLE; DELETION MUTANT; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029768749     PISSN: 09525041     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/jme.0.0170027     Document Type: Article

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