Screening of alpha-1-antitrypsin gene by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE)

Journal of Biochemical and Biophysical Methods

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 167-173

  Ljujic, Mila ^a   Nikolic, Aleksandra ^a   Divac, Aleksandra ^a   Djordjevic, Valentina ^a   Radojkovic, Dragica ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR GENETICS AND GENETIC ENGINEERING   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Allelic variants; Alpha 1 antitrypsin; DGGE; Mutation detection; PCR

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC SCREENING; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; TIME;

EID: 33748766858     PISSN: 0165022X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbbm.2006.05.005     Document Type: Article

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