Comparative semi-automated analysis of (CAG) repeats in the Huntington disease gene: Use of internal standards

Molecular and Cellular Probes

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 283-289

  Williams, L C ^a   Hedge, M R ^b   Herrera, G ^c   Stapleton, P M ^c   Love, D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c DNA Diagnostics Ltd   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Capillary electrophoresis; Fluorescent PCR; HD gene; Trinucleotide repeat

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CALIBRATION; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

EID: 0344131999     PISSN: 08908508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mcpr.1999.0248     Document Type: Article

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