A common 1317TC polymorphism in MTHFR can lead to erroneous 1298AC genotyping by PCR-RE and TaqMan® probe assays

Genetic Testing

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 167-173

  Allen, Richard A ^a   Gatalica, Zoran ^b   Knezetic, Joseph ^b   Hatcher, Lori ^b   Vogel, John S ^a   Dunn, S Terence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2);

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; GENE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MTHFR GENE; MUTAGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RESTRICTION MAPPING; THROMBOSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA PROBES; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESTRICTION MAPPING; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 34447291294     PISSN: 10906576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/gte.2006.0513     Document Type: Article

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