Detection of a mouse H-ras codon 61 mutation using a modified allele-specific competitive blocker PCR genotypic selection method

Mutagenesis

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 581-588

  Parsons, Barbara L ^a   Heflich, Robert H ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA POLYMERASE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CODON; DNA TEMPLATE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ONCOGENE H RAS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031726572     PISSN: 02678357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mutage/13.6.581     Document Type: Article

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