A novel real-time PCR method for KIR genotyping

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 188-191

  Alves, L G T ^a   Rajalingam, R ^b   Canavez, F ^a  

^a Genoa Biotechnology SA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

KIR genotyping; Noninvasive sampling; Real time PCR; SYBR green

Indexed keywords

KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TURNAROUND TIME;

HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECEPTORS, KIR;

EID: 58149218424     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: 13990039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2008.01184.x     Document Type: Article

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