Overlapping PCR for bidirectional PCR amplification of specific alleles: A rapid one-tube method for simultaneously differentiating homozygotes and heterozygotes

Genome Research

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 389-398

  Liu, Qiang ^a,b   Thorland, Erik C ^a   Heit, John A ^a   Sommer, Steve S ^a,b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5; CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA; PRIMER DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; METHODOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030977752     PISSN: 10889051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gr.7.4.389     Document Type: Article

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