title: [Single nucleotide polymorphism and its application in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation--review].
abstract: Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) is the third genetic marker after restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) and short tandem repeat. It represents the most density genetic variability in the human genome and has been widely used in gene location, cloning, and research of heredity variation, as well as parenthood identification in forensic medicine. As steady heredity polymorphism, single nucleotide polymorphism is becoming the focus of attention in monitoring chimerism and minimal residual disease in the patients after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The article reviews SNP heredity characterization, analysis techniques and its applications in allogeneic stem cell transplantation and other fields.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, General Hospital of PLA, Beijing 100853, China.
authors.forename: Su-Xia
authors.initials: SX
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D020080:Tandem Repeat Sequences / Q000235:genetics; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous