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Allele-Specific Oligonucleotide PCR

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Part of the Methods in Molecular Biology book series (MIMB, volume 187)

Abstract

Many single-base substitutions that lead to inherited diseases, the predisposition to genetic disorders, and cancer are increasingly being discovered. The ability to amplify specific DNA sequences by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) (1) has made it possible to rapidly and accurately diagnose many inheritable diseases.

Keywords

Polymerase Chain Reaction Reaction Amplification Refractory Mutation System Inheritable Disease Common Primer Polymerase Chain Reaction Reaction Buffer 
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© Humana Press Inc., Totowa, NJ 2002

Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of Psychiatry, Queen Elizabeth Psychiatric HospitalUniversity of BirminghamBirminghamUK

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