Detection of β-thalassaemia mutation insertion ATCT at codon 47/48 by ARMS technique for screening and prenatal diagnosis

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 105, Issue JUNE, 1997, Pages 275-277

  Saxena, Renu ^a   Thomas, Elizabeth ^a   Verma, I C ^a,b  

^a Genetic Unit   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

thalassaemia; Allele specific primers; Amplification refractory mutation system (ARMS); Mutation codon 47 48 insertion ATCT; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CODON; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CONTROL; GENE INSERTION; GENE MUTATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SCREENING;

BETA-THALASSEMIA; CODON; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0030773291     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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