Advances in DNA diagnostics

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 14-18

  Graber, Joel H ^a   O'Donnell, Maryanne J ^b   Smith, Cassandra L ^a   Cantor, Charles R ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SEQUENOM INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MATERIALS; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031910310     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-1669(98)80078-5     Document Type: Article

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