Amplification failure of the amelogenin gene (AMELX) caused by a primer binding site mutation

Prenat Diagn. 2009 Dec;29(12):1180-2. doi: 10.1002/pd.2389.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amelogenin / genetics*
  • Base Pair Mismatch / genetics
  • Base Pair Mismatch / physiology
  • Base Sequence
  • Binding Sites / genetics
  • DNA Primers / genetics*
  • Diagnostic Errors
  • False Negative Reactions
  • Female
  • Gene Amplification* / physiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mutation / physiology*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
  • Pregnancy
  • Prenatal Diagnosis / methods
  • Sex Determination Processes

Substances

  • AMELX protein, human
  • Amelogenin
  • DNA Primers