High-resolution DNA melting analysis for simple and efficient molecular diagnostics

Pharmacogenomics

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 597-608

  Reed, Gudrun H ^a   Kent, Jana O ^a   Wittwer, Carl T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA melting; Genotyping; Heteroduplexes; HLA matching; LCGreen dye; Melting temperature; Mutation scanning

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CYANINE DYE; CYTOSINE; DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; DYE; GUANINE; WARFARIN;

ACCURACY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DENATURING HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DNA CONTENT; DNA DENATURATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; HEAT; HUMANS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION;

EID: 34250658870     PISSN: 14622416     EISSN: 17448042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/14622416.8.6.597     Document Type: Review

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