Indirect gene diagnoses for complex (multifactorial) diseases--a review.
Gene
; 159(1): 49-55, 1995 Jun 14.
Article
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| ID: mdl-7607572
ABSTRACT
The analysis of multifactorial diseases requires the efficient investigation of large numbers of (gene) loci and patient (family) samples. Since simple repetitive DNA markers are dispersed all over the chromosomes, molecular techniques employing these tools render most conventional screening procedures obsolete. Examples of tumors, autoimmune diseases and infections are presented to validate concepts of indirect gene diagnoses via simple, tandemly arranged, repetitive DNA sequences. The salient advantages of microsatellite technologies vs. those of multilocus DNA fingerprinting are weighed.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ostertagíase
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Polimorfismo Genético
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Doenças Autoimunes
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Sequências Repetitivas de Ácido Nucleico
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Neoplasias
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Gene
Ano de publicação:
1995
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Alemanha