Characterization of the T cell receptor repertoire of neonatal T cells by RT-PCR and single strand conformation polymorphism analysis

Bone Marrow Transplantation

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 83-89

  Alfani, E ^a   Migliaccio, A R ^a   Sanchez, M ^a   Passarelli, A M ^b   Migliaccio, G ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Civile Tivoli   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cord blood; Cord blood transplantation; Graft versus host disease; Single strand conformation polymorphism; T cell receptor

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; PRIMER DNA; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

EID: 0033937807     PISSN: 02683369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1702434     Document Type: Article

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