High resolution single strand conformation polymorphism analysis using formamide and ethidium bromide staining

Journal of Clinical Pathology - Molecular Pathology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 276-278

  Xie, T ^a   Ho, S L ^a   Ma, O C K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Department of Clinical Biochemistry ^*

Author keywords

Ethidium bromide; Formamide; Single strand conformation polymorphism

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA FRAGMENT; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; FORMAMIDE; PROTEIN P53;

ARTICLE; DNA STRUCTURE; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; STAINING; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

EID: 0030699217     PISSN: 13668714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/mp.50.5.276     Document Type: Article

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