Molecular genetics of autosomal recessive spinal muscular atrophy

Molecular Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 400-404

  Rodrigues, Nanda R ^a   Talbot, Kevin ^a   Davies, Kay E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; BASE PAIRING; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; CHROMOSOME 5Q; GENE DELETION; GENE MAPPING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SHORT SURVEY; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY;

EID: 0029764609     PISSN: 10761551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03401899     Document Type: Short Survey

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