What is the best way to measure telomere length in cancer cell?

Harikrishnareddy Paluvai @Harikrishnareddy_Paluvai

12 December 2013 1 7K Report

I don't know if there is necessarily a best way to do it. However, in my lab we most often use the terminal restriction fragment (TRF) assay. Here is a link to the protocol: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21085125

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