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Direct genotyping of Cytochrome P450 2A6 whole gene deletion from human blood samples by the SmartAmp method.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 11 Jun 2011
Azuma Ken-Ichi, Lezhava Alexander, Shimizu Makiko, Kimura Yasumasa, Ishizu Yuri, Ishikawa Toshihisa, Kamataki Tetsuya, Hayashizaki Yoshihide, Yamazaki Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genetic polymorphisms of the human CYP2A6 gene are considered to be a determinant of smoking behavior and tobacco-related lung cancer risk in male Japanese smokers. We developed a SmartAmp-based genotyping method to detect whole deletion of the CYP2A6 gene directly from blood samples without DNA isolation. METHODS: We validated the new method using CYP2A plasmids, 48 genomic DNA samples and 25 blood...
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