Single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis with high throughput modifications, and its use in mutation detection in familial hypercholesterolemia

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 427-435

  Humphries, Steve E ^a   Gudnason, Vilmundur ^a   Whittall, Ros ^a   Day, Ian N M ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

inherited disease; LDL receptor gene; microtiter array diagonal gel electrophoresis; polymurase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECEPTOR GENE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0031044749     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/43.3.427     Document Type: Article

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