Analysis of a polyadenine tract of the transforming growth factor-β type II receptor gene in colorectal cancers by non-gel-sieving capillary electrophoresis

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 759-763

  Oto, Michiei ^a,b   Koguchi, Akira ^c   Yuasa, Yasuhito ^b  

^a Department of Biotechnology   (Japan)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Nippon Bio Rad Laboratories   (Japan)

Author keywords

DNA diagnosis; polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA; POLYADENYLIC ACID; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA RECEPTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA2;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY ZONE ELECTROPHORESIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE DELETION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY;

EID: 0030903972     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/43.5.759     Document Type: Article

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