Comparison of the results of PCR-RFLP and reverse hybridization methods used in molecular diagnosis of FMF

Genetic Testing

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 171-174

  Sahin, Feride Iffet ^a   Yilmaz, Zerrin ^a   Yurtcu, Erkan ^a   Baskin, Esra ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HYBRIDIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ALLELES; BASE SEQUENCE; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DNA PRIMERS; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; MUTATION; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH;

EID: 41449104681     PISSN: 10906576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/gte.2007.0085     Document Type: Article

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