Competitive-differential polymerase chain reaction for gene dosage estimation of erbB-1 (egfr), erbB-2, and erbB-3 oncogenes

DNA and Cell Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 443-448

  Roetger, Antje ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DOSAGE; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; ONCOGENE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030990477     PISSN: 10445498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/dna.1997.16.443     Document Type: Article

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