Meta-PCR: A novel method for creating chimeric DNA molecules and increasing the productivity of mutation scanning techniques

Genetic Testing

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 173-183

  Wallace, Andrew J ^a   Wu, Chu Lee ^a   Elles, Robert G ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; HYDROXYLAMINE; NUCLEOTIDE; PERMANGANATE POTASSIUM; PIPERIDINE;

ARTICLE; CHIMERA; DNA REPAIR; EXON; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MUTATION; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRODUCTIVITY; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0032809268     PISSN: 10906576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/gte.1999.3.173     Document Type: Article

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