Detection of heterozygous mutations in the RB1 gene in retinoblastoma patients using single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis and polymerase chain reaction sequencing.

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Several families segregating the autosomal dominant form of the hereditary retinoblastoma predisposition gene have been analysed for the causative mutation. We have used the single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) technique to screen for mutations, exon by exon, in the RB1 gene in affected patients from these families. The SSCP technique has proved a rapid and simple technique which relies on the...

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