Improved method for direct haplotyping at the vitamin D receptor gene locus

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 191-194

  Peltekova, Vanya D ^a   Cole, David E C ^b   Pavlova, Assya ^a   Rubin, Laurence A ^a  

^a WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RECEPTORS, CALCITRIOL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032052174     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-9120(98)00005-8     Document Type: Article

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