title: Heteroduplexes may confuse the interpretation of PCR-based molecular tests for the Friedreich ataxia GAA triplet repeat.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Poirier
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohshima
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pandolfo
mesh_terms: D015139:Blotting, Southern; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005621:Friedreich Ataxia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D009692:Nucleic Acid Heteroduplexes; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D019680:Trinucleotide Repeat Expansion; D018911:Trinucleotide Repeats
chemical_list: D009692:Nucleic Acid Heteroduplexes