A rapid non-invasive method for the detection of the haemochromatosis C282Y mutation

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 460-463

  Merryweather Clarke, Alison T ^a,b   Liu, Yan Tat ^a   Shearman, Jeremy D ^b   Pointon, Jennifer J ^a   Robson, Kathryn J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Haemochromatosis; HLE; Mouthwash; Mutagenically separated polymerase chain reaction (MS PCR); Whole blood PCR

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEEK MUCOSA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE ISOLATION; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030724680     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1997.4193224.x     Document Type: Article

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