Article
The application of microsatellites in molecular pathology.
Pathology oncology research : POR - 1 Jan 1998
Naidoo R, Chetty R
Abstract excerpt
Present within the genome are large numbers of seemingly unimportant DNA segments arranged in repetitive units. Furthermore, these stretches of DNA contain variations or polymorphisms that are characteristic for an individual and results in a unique DNA fingerprint. Approximately 30% of the DNA r...
Topics
- Autoradiography
- DNA Primers
- Ethidium
- Fluorometry
- Genetic Diseases, Inborn
- Genetic Markers
- Humans
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Mutation
- Neoplasms
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Silver Staining