MethySYBR, a novel quantitative PCR assay for the dual analysis of DNA methylation and CpG methylation density

Journal of Molecular Diagnostics

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 400-414

  Lo, Pang Kuo ^a   Watanabe, Hanano ^a,b   Cheng, Pi Chun ^a,b   Wei, Wen Teo ^a   Liang, Xiaohui ^a   Argani, Pedram ^a   Ji, Shin Lee ^c   Sukumar, Saraswati ^a,d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; RAS ASSOCIATION DOMAIN FAMILY PROTEIN 1A;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CPG ISLAND; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA METHYLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CELL LINE; DINUCLEOSIDE PHOSPHATES; DNA METHYLATION; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 70249085634     PISSN: 15251578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2353/jmoldx.2009.080126     Document Type: Article

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