Detailed investigation of factors influencing amplification efficiency and allele drop-out in single cell PCR: Implications for preimplantation genetic diagnosis

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 9, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 411-420

  Piyamongkol, Wirawit ^a,b   Bermúdez, Mercedes G ^b   Harper, Joyce C ^a   Wells, Dagan ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^c SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Allele drop out; Preferential amplification; Preimplantation genetic diagnosis; Prenatal diagnosis; Single cell PCR

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ALLELE; AMPLICON; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL TYPE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DNA DEGRADATION; DNA DENATURATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FREEZING; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR SIZE; MONOGENIC DISORDER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THAWING; BLASTOMA; HETEROZYGOTE;

ALLELES; BLASTOMERES; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREIMPLANTATION DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0038148733     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gag051     Document Type: Article

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