α/β-Globin mRNA ratio determination by multiplex quantitative real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction as an indicator of globin gene function

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 1373-1377

  Chaisue, Chulaporn ^a   Kitcharoen, Suttiphan ^a   Wilairat, Prapon ^b   Jetsrisuparb, Arunee ^c   Fucharoen, Goonnapa ^a   Fucharoen, Supan ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Mahidol University   (Thailand)

^c KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Globin mRNA ratio; Imbalance of globin chain; qRT PCR; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLOBIN; BETA GLOBIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHROCYTE; GENE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THALASSEMIA;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; GENOTYPE; GLOBINS; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; INHERITANCE PATTERNS; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 36349011460     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2007.08.005     Document Type: Article

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