Easy detection of all T cell receptor gamma (TCRG) gene rearrangements by Southern blot analysis: Recommendations for optimal results

Leukemia

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1620-1626

  Moreau, E J ^b   Langerak, A W ^a   Van Gastel Mol, E J ^b   Wolvers Tettero, I L M ^b   Zhan, M ^b   Zhou, Q ^b   Koop, B F ^b   Van Dongen, J J M ^b  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Clonality detection; J probes; Restriction map; RFLP; Southern blot analysis; T cell receptor gamma (TCRG) genes

Indexed keywords

RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; T CELL LEUKEMIA; T CELL LYMPHOMA; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR GENE;

EID: 0032855020     PISSN: 08876924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2401540     Document Type: Article

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