Real time PCR quantification of frataxin mRNA in the peripheral blood leucocytes of Friedreich ataxia patients and carriers

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1061-1063

  Pianese, L ^a   Turano, M ^a   Lo Casale, M S ^a   De Biase, I ^a   Giacchetti, M ^a   Monticelli, A ^a   Criscuolo, C ^a   Filla, A ^a   Cocozza, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRATAXIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA EXTRACTION; RNA TRANSCRIPTION;

DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FEMALE; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; HUMANS; INTRONS; IRON-BINDING PROTEINS; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

EID: 3042713271     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2003.028605     Document Type: Article

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