Molecular analysis of spinal muscular atrophy: A genotyping protocol based on TaqMan® real-time PCR

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2012, Pages 955-959

  Godinho, Fernanda Marques de Souza ^a,b   Bock, Hugo ^a,b   Gheno, Tailise Conte ^a,b   Saraiva Pereira, Maria Luiza ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Gene conversion; Molecular analysis; SMA; SMN1 gene

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; SURVIVAL MOTOR NEURON PROTEIN 1; SURVIVAL MOTOR NEURON PROTEIN 2;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXON; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; SURVIVAL MOTOR NEURON 1 GENE; SURVIVAL MOTOR NEURON 2 GENE; SYNDROME DELINEATION;

EID: 84872433170     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572012000600010     Document Type: Article

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