Reversal of PCR bias for improved sensitivity of the DNA methylation melting curve assay

BioTechniques

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 274-278

  Wojdacz, Tomasz K ^a   Hansen, Lise Lotte ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CPG OLIGODEOXYNUCLEOTIDE; PRIMER DNA;

CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; MELTING POINT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ALLELE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GENETIC PROCEDURES; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; TEMPERATURE;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA PRIMERS; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 34047226121     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/000112240     Document Type: Review

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