Mutation detection in patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia using heteroduplex and single strand conformation polymorphism analysis by capillary electrophoresis.

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Mutations in the low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) gene give rise to familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH). In this study we have used a 96-well capillary machine (MegaBACE, Amersham) to develop a single strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) and heteroduplex method for the detection of mutations in the LDLR gene. We have applied this technique to 101 different mutations including single nucleotide...

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