Williams-Beuren syndrome: Determination of deletion size using quantitative real-time PCR

International Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 799-806

  Schubert, Cornelia ^a   Laccone, Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gene dosage analysis; Quantitative PCR; Williams Beuren syndrome

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 7; CHROMOSOME DELETION; EVALUATION; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 7; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WILLIAMS SYNDROME;

EID: 34447304969     PISSN: 11073756     EISSN: 1791244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.18.5.799     Document Type: Article

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