Easy detection of 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase 1298A/C genotype by mutagenically separated PCR assay

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 987-989

  Naghibalhossaini, Fakhraddin ^a,b   Mokarram, Pooneh ^a   Khalili, Islam ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Genotyping; MTHFR; Mutagenically separated PCR; Single nucleotide polymorphism

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2);

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ALLELES; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 47349084389     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2008.184     Document Type: Article

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