Fluorescence-based automated fragment analysis of microsatellite polymorphism within the transmembrane region of the MIC-A gene

Folia Biologica

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-23

  Novota, Peter ^a,b   Kolesar L ^b   Slavcev A ^b   Cerna M ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Fragment analysis; MIC A; Polymorphism; STR

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; GUANINE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; THYMINE;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTOMATION; CHROMOSOME 6; CONTROLLED STUDY; CZECH REPUBLIC; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE INSERTION SEQUENCE; GENE LOCATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

INSERTION SEQUENCES; UNIDENTIFIED INSERTION SEQUENCE;

EID: 1842539469     PISSN: 00155500     EISSN: 25337602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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