Detection of structural gene mutations and promoter polymorphisms in the mannan-binding lectin (MBL) gene by polymerase chain reaction with sequence-specific primers

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 241, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 33-42

  Steffensen, Rudi ^a   Thiel, Steffen ^b   Varming, Kim ^a   Jersild, Casper ^a   Jensenius, Jens Christian ^b  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Danes; Genotyping; Mannan binding lectin (MBL); PCR SSP

Indexed keywords

LECTIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

CARRIER PROTEINS; COLLECTINS; DENMARK; DNA PRIMERS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENES; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LECTINS; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS);

EID: 0034738657     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1759(00)00198-8     Document Type: Article

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