PCR-RFLP genotyping protocol for chicken Mx gene G/A polymorphism associated with the S631N mutation

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 1104-1108

  Sironi, L ^a,b   Ramelli, P ^a   Williams, J L ^a   Mariani, P ^a  

^a PARCO TECNOLOGICO PADANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Avian influenza virus; Chicken; Mx gene; PCR RFLP; S631N mutation

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; ALANINE; AMINO ACID; ASPARAGINE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYSTEINE; GENE PRODUCT; GLYCINE; GUANINE; MYXOVIRUS RESISTANCE PROTEIN; PROTEIN HPY8I; SERINE; THREONINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; PRIMER DNA; VIRUS PROTEIN;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; 5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BROILER; CHICKEN; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EXON; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; INFLUENZA VIRUS; INTRON; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RELIABILITY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; VIRUS STRAIN; ANIMAL; AVIAN INFLUENZA; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; PROCEDURES; VIROLOGY;

AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; GALLUS GALLUS; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHICKENS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENOTYPE; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; MYXOVIRUS RESISTANCE PROTEINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; VIRAL PROTEINS;

EID: 77954450674     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4238/vol9-2gmr811     Document Type: Article

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