An application of salivary DNA in twin research of Chinese children

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 546-551

  Zhang, Yue ^a   Ji, Chengye ^a,b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Children; DNA; Saliva; Twins; Zygosity

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINESE; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA ISOLATION; DNA PURIFICATION; FEMALE; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SALIVA; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TWINS; ZYGOSITY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHINA; DNA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SALIVA; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 56749184135     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/twin.11.5.546     Document Type: Article

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