A rare mutation in the primer binding region of the amelogenin gene can interfere with gender identification

Journal of Molecular Diagnostics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 401-405

  Shadrach, Bonnie ^a   Commane, Mairead ^a   Hren, Carol ^a   Warshawsky, Ilka ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMELOGENIN;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; AMPLICON; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 8744251236     PISSN: 15251578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1525-1578(10)60538-7     Document Type: Article

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