Allele-Specific oligonucleotide

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Key Facts

Abbreviation
AS
Pronunciation
/əˈliːl ˈspɛs.ɪf.ɪk ˌɒl.ɪ.ɡəˈnjuː.kliː.aɪt/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Human Genome

Examples in Context

  1. Allele-specific oligonucleotide ( ASO ) & An oligonucleotide probe synthesized to match a particular DNA sequence precisely and allow the discrimination of alleles that differ by only a single base.
  2. Methods PCR and direct DNA sequencing were used to determine the mutation sites and types. PCR using allele-specific oligonucleotide primers was performed to further identify the pathogenic cause of this disease.

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