Genotyping of eight thiopurine methyltransferase mutations: Three-color multiplexing, 'two-color/shared' anchor, and fluorescence-quenching hybridization probe assays based on thermodynamic nearest-neighbor probe design

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1728-1737

  Schutz, E ^a   Von Ahsen, N ^a   Oellerich, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; THIOPURINE METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA PROBE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; EXON; FLUORESCENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0033762202     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/46.11.1728     Document Type: Article

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