Rapid detection of three common deletional α-thalassemias in Chinese by single-tube multiplex PCR

Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 180-184

  Zhou, Yu Qiu ^a   Zhang, Yong Liang ^a   Li, Li Yan ^b   Li, Wen Dian ^a   Mo, Qiu Hua ^b   Zheng, Qing ^a   Xu, Xiang Min ^b  

^a Zhuhai Institute of Medical Genetics   (China)

^b SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alpha thalassemia; Molecular diagnosis; Multiplex PCR; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLOBIN; DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; PRIMER DNA;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ACCURACY; ALLELE; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; AMPLICON; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DELETION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TECHNIQUE;

ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 17244382191     PISSN: 10039406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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