Molecular confirmatory testing of hemoglobin Constant Spring by real-time polymerase chain reaction SYBR Green1 with high-resolution melting analysis

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 550-552

  Panyasai, Sitthichai ^a   Sukunthamala, Kanyakan ^b   Pornprasert, Sakorn ^c  

^a NARESUAN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Chiang Mai Neurological Hospital   (Thailand)

^c CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN;

ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANEMIA; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; CODON; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEMOGLOBIN CONSTANT SPRING; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; LETTER; MOLECULAR GENETICS; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; HEMOGLOBINS, ABNORMAL; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 77952662821     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: 16000609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2010.01437.x     Document Type: Letter

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