Rapid identification of common β-thalassemia mutations in the Chinese population using duplex or triplex amplicon genotyping by high-resolution melting analysis

Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 851-856

  He, Xiang ^a,b   Sheng, Min ^a   Xu, Miao ^a   Xiong, Can ^a   Ren, Zhaorui ^a,b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ALLELE; AMPLICON; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HIGH RESOLUTION MELTING ANALYSIS; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING TEST;

ALLELES; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BETA-GLOBINS; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHINA; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; MUTATION; PLATELET GLYCOPROTEIN GPIB-IX COMPLEX; PLATELET MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEIN IIB; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

EID: 78650402348     PISSN: 19450265     EISSN: 19450257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2010.0048     Document Type: Article

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