Comparison of real-time polymerase chain reaction SYBR Green1 with high resolution melting analysis and TaqMan MGB probes for detection of α-thalassemia-1 South-East Asian type on dried blood spots

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 405-407

  Pornprasert, Sakorn ^a   Kaewbundit, Ampika ^a   Phusua, Arunee ^b   Suanta, Sudjai ^b   Saetung, Rattika ^b   Sanguansermsri, Torpong ^b  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYE; SYBR GREEN 1 DYE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ALPHA THALASSEMIA 1; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DNA EXTRACTION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HIGH RESOLUTION MELTING ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; MOLECULAR PROBE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; BLOOD; DNA PROBES; FAR EAST; HUMANS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 54249131729     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: 16000609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2008.01137.x     Document Type: Letter

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