Comparison of conformation-sensitive gel electrophoresis and single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis for detection of mutations in the BRCA1 gene using optimized conformation analysis protocols
✍ Scribed by Markoff, Arseni; Sormbroen, Helene; Bogdanova, Nadia; Preisler-Adams, Sabine; Ganev, Varban; Dworniczak, Bernd; Horst, Jürgen
- Book ID
- 110024683
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 208 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1018-4813
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