Detection of two functional polymorphisms in the promoter region of the IL-18 gene by single-tube allele specific PCR and melting temperature analysis

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 304, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 184-188

  Boniotto, Michele ^a   Segat, Ludovica ^b   Milanese, Michele ^b   Crovella, Sergio ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IRCCS BURLO GAROFOLO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Association studies; IL 18; Melting analysis; SNP genotyping; SYBR green I

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 18;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENOTYPE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; ITALY; MELTING POINT; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TEMPERATURE;

ALLELES; CHILD; GENOTYPE; HEAT; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-18; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS);

EID: 24344485144     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2005.06.016     Document Type: Article

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