Simple, reliable detection of T cell clones by PCR-LIS-SSCP analysis of TCRγ rearrangement

Molecular and Cellular Probes

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 41-48

  Lynas, Caroline ^a   Howe, Denise ^b  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b TAUNTON AND SOMERSET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Polymerase chain reaction; Single strand conformation polymorphism; T lymphocyte clone; TCR chain rearrangement

Indexed keywords

T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; DNA DENATURATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IONIC STRENGTH; LYMPHOCYTE CLONE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0031745052     PISSN: 08908508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mcpr.1997.0146     Document Type: Article

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