Linked Linear Amplification for Simultaneous Analysis of the Two Most Common Hemochromatosis Mutations
Author(s) -
Anthony A. Killeen,
John W. Breneman,
Arlene R. Carillo,
Jason Liu,
C.S. Hixson
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
clinical chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.705
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1530-8561
pISSN - 0009-9147
DOI - 10.1373/49.7.1050
Subject(s) - microbiology and biotechnology , genotyping , hereditary hemochromatosis , restriction fragment length polymorphism , hemochromatosis , genotype , oligonucleotide , multiplex , biology , mutant , point mutation , genetics , multiplex polymerase chain reaction , polymerase chain reaction , dna , gene
Two mutations in HFE, G845A (amino acid substitution C282Y) and C187G (H63D), are associated with hereditary hemochromatosis. We developed and validated a novel method, linked linear amplification (LLA), for detection of these two mutations.
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