A primer design strategy for PCR amplification of GC-rich DNA sequences

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 8-9, 2011, Pages 692-698

  Li, Li Yan ^a,b   Li, Qiang ^b   Yu, Yan Hong ^b   Zhong, Mei ^b   Yang, Lei ^b   Wu, Qing Hong ^a   Qiu, Yu Rong ^b   Luo, Shen Qiu ^a  

^a SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FIRST MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

GC rich sequences; Polymerase chain reaction; Primer design

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DNA PRIMERS; ELECTROPHORESIS; EXONS; GC RICH SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 79955856807     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2011.02.001     Document Type: Article

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