A quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay completely discriminates between Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy deletion carriers and normal females

Molecular and Cellular Probes

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 129-137

  Pastore, Lucio ^a   Caporaso, Maria Gabriella ^a,c   Frisso, Giulia ^a   Orsini, Anna ^b   Santoro, Lucio ^b   Sacchetti, Lucia ^a,c   Salvatore, Francesco ^a,b,c  

^a Dipto Biochim Biotecnologie M   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c CEINGE BIOTECNOLOGIE AVANZATE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Deletion carrier detection; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Quantitative PCR

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELETION MUTANT; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; FEMALE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029875044     PISSN: 08908508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mcpr.1996.0018     Document Type: Article

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