Panhandle PCR: A technical advance to amplify MLL genomic translocation breakpoints

Leukemia

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 976-981

  Felix, C A ^a,c   Jones, D H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breakpoint; Leukemia; MLL; Partner gene; PCR; Translocation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 11Q; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; LEUKEMIA; MOLECULAR CLONING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031833830     PISSN: 08876924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2401026     Document Type: Article

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