Optimization of apolipoprotein(a) genotyping with pulsed field gel electrophoresis

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 6 I, 1999, Pages 771-776

  Griffioen, Pieter H ^a   Zwang, Louwerens ^a   Van Schaik, Ron H N ^a   Engel, Henk ^b   Lindemans, Jan ^a   Cobbaert, Christa M ^c  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Sophia Hospital   (Netherlands)

^c Ziekenhuis de Baronie   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN A; DNA;

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKOCYTE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR;

ALLELES; APOLIPOPROTEINS A; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; CORONARY DISEASE; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; KRINGLES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033037820     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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