Rapid detection of β-globin gene mutations and polymorphisms by temporal temperature gradient gel electrophoresis

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 777-781

  Shaji, Ramachandran V ^a   Edison, Eunice Sindhuvi ^a   Poonkuzhali, Balasubramanian ^a   Srivastava, Alok ^a   Chandy, Mammen ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBIN;

ALLELISM; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SCREENING; HETEROZYGOSITY; HETEROZYGOTE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GLOBINS; HUMANS; MUTATION; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0037406326     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/49.5.777     Document Type: Article

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