Comparative study between the Light Cycler® and the PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism in detecting factor V Leiden and factor II 20210G>A mutations

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 767-769

  Mammo, Layla ^a   Sheereen, Atia ^a   Saour, Tanya ^a   Saour, Jalal ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Factor II 20210G>A (FII 20210G>A); Factor V Leiden (FVL); Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR); Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP); Roche Light Cycler (LC )

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5 LEIDEN; PROTHROMBIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; HUMAN; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; THERMOCYCLER;

DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FACTOR V; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PROTHROMBIN; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33745868005     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2006.01.019     Document Type: Article

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