Asuragen AmplideX PCR/CE DMPK Kit

Asuragen has launched the AmplideX PCR/CE DMPK Kit, a research-use-only assay designed to simplify analysis of repeat expansions in the DMPK gene, which is implicated in myotonic dystrophy type 1 (Steinert's disease). The repeat expansions in DMPK commonly extend beyond 1,000 CTG repeats and therefore have previously required the use of Southern blot technology to estimate their size, Asuragen noted, adding that its new kit is a significant improvement over this process.