RT-PCR for the pseudogene-free amplification of the glyceraldehyde-3- phosphate dehydrogenase gene (gapd)

Molecular and Cellular Probes

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 261-265

  Harper, Lucy V ^a   Hilton, Anthony C ^a   Jones, Alan F ^b  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate dehydrogenase; Pseudogene; Quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; PRIMER DNA;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOGENE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0242289603     PISSN: 08908508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-8508(03)00063-X     Document Type: Article

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