Dynamic mutation in Dutch Huntington's disease patients: Increased paternal repeat instability extending to within the normal size range

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 1993, Pages 996-1002

  De Rooij, K E ^a   De Koning Gans, P A M ^a   Skraastad, M I ^a   Belfroid, R D M ^a   Vegter Van der Vlis, M ^a   Roos, R A C ^a   Bakker, E ^a   Van Ommen, G J B ^a   Den Dunnen, J T ^a   Losekoot, M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REPETITIVE DNA;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FATHER; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC STABILITY; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; MALE; MOTHER; NETHERLANDS; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0027378051     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.30.12.996     Document Type: Article

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