Sensitive detection of the 4977-bp deletion in human mitochondrial DNA of young individuals

BioTechniques

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 652-654

  Meissner, Christoph ^a   Von Wurmb, Nicole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE DELETION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SILVER STAINING; TANDEM REPEAT;

EID: 0031662382     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/98254dt03     Document Type: Article

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