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C-kit Asp-816-Val mutation analysis in patients with mastocytosis.
Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland) - 1 Jan 2007
Verzijl A, Heide R, Oranje A P, van Schaik R H N
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mastocytosis is a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by abnormal accumulation of mast cells. OBJECTIVE: Skin biopsies from 24 patients (23 with proven mastocytosis) were screened for the presence of the c-kit Asp-816-Val mutation. METHODS: In frozen biopsies, RNA was isolated, cDNA synthesis and PCR, the expected PCR product of 346 bp was obtained from 23 patients. RESULTS: In patients...
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