Differentiating between monozygotic twins through DNA methylation-specific high-resolution melt curve analysis

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 476, Issue , 2015, Pages 36-39

  Stewart, Leander ^a   Evans, Neil ^a   Bexon, Kimberley J ^a   Van Der Meer, Dieudonne J ^a   Williams, Graham A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Forensic genetics; High resolution melt curve analysis; Monozygotic twins

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATION; DNA; MELTING; METHYLATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CURVE ANALYSIS; DNA METHYLATION; DNA METHYLATION PATTERN; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; FORENSIC GENETICS; MELTING CURVE ANALYSIS; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING;

GENE ENCODING;

BISULFITE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR E2F3;

ADULT; AMPLICON; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA METHYLATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE TARGETING; HIGH RESOLUTION MELTING ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MELTING POINT; MIDDLE AGED; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; ORAL BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; FORENSIC GENETICS; GENETICS;

DNA METHYLATION; FORENSIC GENETICS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 84925631099     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: 10960309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2015.02.001     Document Type: Article

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