High-throughput analysis of the C4 polymorphism by a combination of MLPA and isotype-specific ELISA's

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 592-600

  Wouters, Diana ^a   van Schouwenburg, Pauline ^a   van der Horst, Anneke ^b   de Boer, Martin ^a   Schooneman, Dennis ^a   Kuijpers, Taco W ^c   Aarden, Lucien A ^a   Hamann, Dörte ^b  

^a SANQUIN RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b Sanquin Diagnostics ^*  (Netherlands)

^c EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

C4 polymorphism; Complement; ELISA; MLPA

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4A; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4B;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CHILD; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4 GENE; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4A GENE; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4B GENE; COMPLEMENT DEFICIENCY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; MULTIPLEX LIGATION DEPENDENT PROBE AMPLIFICATION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETROVIRUS; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM ANALYSIS; BACTERIA; CHILD; COMPLEMENT C4A; COMPLEMENT C4B; ENDOGENOUS RETROVIRUSES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXONS; GENE DOSAGE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INTRONS; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

LONCHOCARPUS GLAUCIFOLIUS;

EID: 58249114870     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2008.07.028     Document Type: Article

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