Direct, real-time PCR (MethyLight) assay for methylation of O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase promoter in glioma

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 122, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1342-1345

  Chen, Gong ^a   Wu, Xing ^a   Yao, Yu ^a   Zhou, Liang Fu ^a   Mao, Ying ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Drug resistance; Glioma; Methylation specific PCR; O6 methylguanine DNA methyltransferase; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

METHYLATED DNA PROTEIN CYSTEINE METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEL BASED METHYLATION SPECIFIC POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; GLIOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN METHYLATION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

DNA METHYLATION; GLIOMA; HUMANS; O(6)-METHYLGUANINE-DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC;

EID: 68249138145     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2009.11.019     Document Type: Article

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