Detection of mitochondrial DNA deletion by a modified PCR method in a 60Co radiation-exposed patient

IUBMB Life

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 133-137

  Wang, Zhen Cheng ^a,b   Wang, Xue Min ^a   Jiao, Bing Hua ^a   Jin, You Xin ^b   Miao, Ming Yong ^a   Zhu, Ke Jun ^a   Ni, Qing Gui ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

60Co radiation; Deletion mutation; Mitochondrial DNA; PCR

Indexed keywords

COBALT 60; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA TEMPLATE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY;

ACCIDENTS, RADIATION; ADULT; BASE SEQUENCE; COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; DNA; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE DELETION;

EID: 0037794452     PISSN: 15216543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1521654031000110181     Document Type: Article

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