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Allele drop-out can occur in alleles differing by a single nucleotide and is not alleviated by preamplification or minor template increments.
Genetic testing - 1 Jan 1998
Hahn S, Garvin A M, Di Naro E, Holzgreve W
Abstract excerpt
The ability to analyze the genetic material of single cells by the PCR opens up new prospects for diagnostics. Because only two copies of the genetic template are available for amplification, a problem that frequently arises when examining heterozygous loci in single cells is allele drop-out (ADO). ADO results from the preferential amplification of one of a pair of heterozygous alleles, in which the other allele...
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