Detection of an activating c-kit mutation by real-time PCR in patients with anaphylaxis

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 572, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 1-13

  Lawley, Wendy ^a   Hird, Heather ^a   Mallinder, Philip ^b   McKenna, Sue ^c   Hargadon, Beverley ^c   Murray, Alistair ^a   Bradding, Peter ^c  

^a CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; c kit; Food allergy; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINE; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR; VALINE;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; ATOPY; BASE MISPAIRING; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL ACTIVATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD ALLERGY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOGENETICS; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 15544385343     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2004.08.015     Document Type: Article

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