Prenatal diagnosis of the thalassaemia syndromes by rapid DNA analytical methods

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 523-528

  Kanavakis, E ^a   Traeger Synodinos, J ^a   Vrettou, C ^a   Maragoudaki, E ^a   Tzetis, M ^a   Kattamis, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Haemoglobinopathies; Prenatal diagnosis; Rapid DNA analysis

Indexed keywords

GLOBIN; PRIMER DNA;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GREECE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; THALASSEMIA;

ALLELES; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA PRIMERS; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; GLOBINS; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 0031155962     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/3.6.523     Document Type: Article

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