Methylation-sensitive, single-strand conformation analysis (MS-SSCA): A rapid method to screen for and analyze methylation

Human Mutation

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 289-293

  Bianco, Tina ^a   Hussey, Damian ^a   Dobrovic, Alexander ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

BRCA1; Cancer; Detection; Methylation; MS SSCA; Single strand conformation analysis

Indexed keywords

BISULFITE; CYTOSINE; DNA; THYMINE;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CPG ISLAND; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; METHYLATION; ONCOGENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032836903     PISSN: 10597794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-1004(199910)14:4<289::AID-HUMU3>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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