Deletions of the low density lipoprotein receptor gene underlying familial hypercholesterolaemia: Screening by polymerase chain reaction using pooled DNA and blood samples

Molecular and Cellular Probes

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 65-70

  Vuorio, Alpo F ^b   Paulin, Lars ^c   Turtola, Hannu ^a   Kontula, Kimmo ^b  

^a NORTH KARELIA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Automated sequencer; Diagnostic; Fluorescein; Heteroduplex; PCR

Indexed keywords

DNA; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; FINLAND; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE DELETION; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE;

EID: 0031079627     PISSN: 08908508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mcpr.1996.0078     Document Type: Article

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