Candidate gene analysis using genomic quantitative pcr: Identification of adamts13 large deletions in two patients with upshaw-schulman syndrome

Molecular Genetics and Genomic Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 240-244

  Eura, Yuka ^a   Kokame, Koichi ^a   Takafuta, Toshiro ^b   Tanaka, Ryojiro ^c   Kobayashi, Hikaru ^d   Ishida, Fumihiro ^e   Hisanaga, Shuichi ^f   Matsumoto, Masanori ^g   Fujimura, Yoshihiro ^g   Miyata, Toshiyuki ^a  

^a NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

^b NISHI KOBE MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^c KOBE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d NAGANO RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^e SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^f Koga General Hospital   (Japan)

^g NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

ADAMTS13; Genetic analysis; Hereditary disease; Mutation; Quantitative PCR; Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura; Upshaw Schulman syndrome

Indexed keywords

EID: 84959572715     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23249269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.64     Document Type: Article

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