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Detection of low-level KRAS mutations using PNA-mediated asymmetric PCR clamping and melting curve analysis with unlabeled probes.
The Journal of molecular diagnostics : JMD - 1 Jul 2010
Oh Ji Eun, Lim Hee Sun, An Chang Hyeok, Jeong Eun Goo, Han Ji Youn, Lee Sug Hyung, Yoo Nam Jin
Abstract excerpt
Detection of somatic mutations in clinical cancer specimens is often hampered by excess wild-type DNA. The aim of this study was to develop a simple and economical protocol without using fluorescent probes to detect low-level mutations. In this study, we combined peptide nucleic acid (PNA)-clamping PCR with asymmetric primers and a melting curve analysis using an unlabeled detection probe. PNA-clamping PCR, which...
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