Mutation and methylation analysis of the transforming growth factor β receptor II gene in polycythaemia vera

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 872-880

  Li, Juan ^a   Bench, Anthony J ^a   Huntly, Brian J P ^a   Green, Anthony R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Methylation; Methylation specific strand extension; Mutation; Polycythaemia vera; Transforming growth factor receptor II

Indexed keywords

BISULFITE; DINUCLEOTIDE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA RECEPTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA2;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; EXON; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HETERODUPLEX ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRON; METHYLATION; MUTATION; PATHOGENESIS; POLYCYTHEMIA VERA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CPG ISLANDS; DNA METHYLATION; HETERODUPLEX ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYCYTHEMIA VERA; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECEPTORS, TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 0035676674     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2001.03215.x     Document Type: Article

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