Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or... – Involving nucleic acid
Patent
1996-02-09
1998-01-06
Sisson, Bradley L.
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or...
Involving nucleic acid
435 911, 435 912, 435810, 536 231, 536 235, 536 243, 536 2431, 536 2433, 935 8, 935 9, 935 10, 935 77, 935 78, C12Q 168, C12P 1934, C07H 2104, C12N 1500
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ABSTRACT:
New genetic markers for the presence of a mutation in the common hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) gene are disclosed. The multiplicity of markers permits definition of genotypes characteristic of carriers and homozygotes containing this mutation in their genomic DNA.
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Drayna Dennis T.
Feder John N.
Gnirke Andreas
Kimmel Bruce E.
Thomas Winston J.
Mercator Genetics, Inc.
Sisson Bradley L.
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