The presence of a pseudogene may affect the use of HPRT as an endogenous mRNA control in RT-PCR

Molecular and Cellular Probes

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 481-483

  Sellner, Loryn N ^a   Turbett, Gavin R ^a  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

HPRT; Pseudogene; RT PCR; Semi quantitative

Indexed keywords

HYPOXANTHINE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOGENE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0030452479     PISSN: 08908508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mcpr.1996.0068     Document Type: Article

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