Sensitive measurement of unmethylated repeat DNA sequences by end-specific PCR

BioTechniques

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Rand, Keith N ^a   Molloy, Peter L ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alu elements; Assay; Hypomethylation; PCR; Single tube

Indexed keywords

DNA POLYMERASE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; REPETITIVE DNA;

ALU SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; END SPECIFIC POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ALU ELEMENTS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; DNA; DNA METHYLATION; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 78349263025     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/000113494     Document Type: Article

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