Localization of trinucleotide repeat sequences in myotonic dystrophy cells using a single fluorochrome-labeled PNA probe

BioTechniques

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 472-476

  Taneja, Krishan L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Boston Probes Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOROCHROME; NUCLEIC ACID; PEPTIDE; REPETITIVE DNA; TRINUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHROMOSOME 19; CYTOGENETICS; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR PROBE; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY;

EID: 0031953529     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/98243rr02     Document Type: Article

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