Mutation detection by real-time PCR: A simple, robust and highly selective method

PLoS ONE

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Morlan, John ^a   Baker, Joffre ^a   Sinicropi, Dominick ^a  

^a Genomic Health Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; RNA;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; GERM LINE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA EXTRACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SOMATIC MUTATION; TUMOR BIOPSY; WILD TYPE;

EID: 84887212479     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004584     Document Type: Article

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