High-resolution melting analysis using unlabeled probe and amplicon scanning simultaneously detects several lactase persistence variants

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 535-540

  Janukonyté, Jurgita ^a   Vestergaard, Else M ^a   Ladefoged, Søren A ^a   Nissen, Peter H ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Genotyping; High resolution melting; Lactase persistence non persistence; Lactose intolerance; LCT variants; Molecular diagnostics; Mutation; SNP

Indexed keywords

AMPLICON; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELTING POINT; MOLECULAR PROBE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PROBES; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; LACTASE; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTATION; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 78649297788     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: 15027686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365513.2010.522251     Document Type: Article

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