Screening of the human tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) gene promoter polymorphisms by PCR-DGGE analysis

Mutation Research - Mutation Research Genomics

Volumn 406, Issue 2-4, 1999, Pages 121-125

  Patino Garcia A ^a   Sotillo Pineiro E ^a   Modesto, C ^b   Sierrasesumaga L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

DGGE; PCR; Polymorphism; TNF

Indexed keywords

DNA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHROMOSOME BANDING PATTERN; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN;

EID: 0344500866     PISSN: 13835726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5726(99)00004-7     Document Type: Article

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