Comparison of PCR-RFLP with Allele-Specific PCR in Genetic Testing for Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Genetic Testing

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 277-281

  Xu, Ruliang ^a,b,e   Ogino, Shuji ^a,b,c   Lip, Va ^d   Fang, Hong ^d   Wu, Bai Lin ^a,d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; EXON; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DELETION; GENETIC PROCEDURES; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY;

ALLELES; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSE ELEMENT-BINDING PROTEIN; EXONS; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; MUSCULAR ATROPHY, SPINAL; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PREIMPLANTATION DIAGNOSIS; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 1042266546     PISSN: 10906576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109065703322783626     Document Type: Article

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