A novel technique for measuring variations in DNA copy-number: competitive genomic polymerase chain reaction

<p/> <p>Background</p> <p>Changes in genomic copy number occur in many human diseases including cancer. Characterization of these changes is important for both basic understanding and diagnosis of these diseases. Microarrays have recently become the standard technique and are...

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Main Authors: Nakagawara Akira, Kawamoto Shoko, Saito Sakae, Nakamura Yohko, Maekawa Kazunori, Iwao-Koizumi Kyoko, Kato Kikuya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-07-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/8/206