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Detection of a novel point mutation of the prothrombin gene at position 20209.
Diagnostic molecular pathology : the American journal of surgical pathology, part B - 1 Sept 2002
Warshawsky Ilka, Hren Carol, Sercia Linda, Shadrach Bonnie, Deitcher Steven R, Newton Erin, Kottke-Marchant Kandice
Abstract excerpt
Detection of the prothrombin G20210A mutation was performed on the LightCycler Instrument (Roche Molecular Biochemicals, Mannheim, Germany) using commercially available primers and hybridization probes. Herein we report four cases from unrelated African American individuals where LightCycler analysis showed atypical melting curves. Sequence analysis of the four samples showed heterozygosity for a C to T mutation...
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