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A fast microelectronic array for screening and prenatal diagnosis of beta-thalassemia.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) - 1 Jan 2008
Foglieni Barbara, Galbiati Silvia, Ferrari Maurizio, Cremonesi Laura
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The electronic microchip is a recently developed technology for the fast and reliable detection of known single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the genome. The DNA fragment to be analyzed is directed electrophoretically into the chip, and then it is hybridized with fluorescent-tagged DNA probes specific for the mutant and wild-type sequences. The presence or absence of the mutation is detected by the...
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