Single-step method for the determination of the amount of the common deletion in mitochondrial DNA

BioTechniques

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 290-300

  Ahmed, F ^a   Kougianos, E ^a   Cummins, J M ^b   Jequier, A M ^c   Whelan, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c KING EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE DELETION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

RODENTIA;

EID: 0033005320     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/99262st03     Document Type: Article

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