Systematic analysis of stutters to enhance the accuracy of chimerism testing

Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 264-272

  Chen, Ding Ping ^a   Tseng, Ching Ping ^b   Tsai, Shu Hui ^a   Wu, Tsu Lan ^a   Chang, Pi Yueh ^a   Sun, Chien Feng ^a,c  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; Chimerism testing; Stutter peak

Indexed keywords

DNA; GENOMIC DNA;

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHIMERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM SAMPLE; RELAPSE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALLELES; CHILD; DNA; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; INFANT; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCES; TISSUE DONORS; TRANSPLANTATION CHIMERA;

EID: 49749131166     PISSN: 00917370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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