Localization of DNA sequences required for human centromere function through an analysis of rearranged Y chromosomes

Nature Genetics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1993, Pages 368-375

  Tyler Smith, Chris ^a   Oakey, Rebecca J ^a,d   Larin, Zoia ^a   Fisher, Richard B ^a,c   Crocker, Mark ^b   Affara, Nabeel A ^c   Ferguson Smith, Malcolm A ^c   Muenke, Maximilian ^d   Zuffardi, Orsetta ^e   Jobling, Mark A ^f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL DNA;

ARTICLE; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; DICENTRIC CHROMOSOME; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA SEQUENCE; ISOCHROMOSOME; NONHUMAN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; Y CHROMOSOME;

CELL LINE; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; HUMAN; MITOSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TRANSLOCATION (GENETICS); Y CHROMOSOME;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

EID: 0027527478     PISSN: 10614036     EISSN: 15461718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ng1293-368     Document Type: Article

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