Population screening for hemochromatosis by PCR using sequence-specific primers

Genetic Testing

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 111-114

  Guttridge, M G ^a   Carter, K ^a   Worwood, M ^b   Darke, C ^a  

^a Welsh Blood Service   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HETERODUPLEX ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BLOOD DONORS; DNA PRIMERS; GENETIC SCREENING; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; WALES;

EID: 0033866912     PISSN: 10906576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/10906570050114795     Document Type: Article

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