Evidence for subtelomeric exchange of 3.3 kb tandemly repeated units between chromosomes 4q35 and 10q26: Implications for genetic counselling and etiology of FSHD1

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1997-2003

  Van Deutekom, Judith C T ^a,b   Bakker, Egbert ^a   Lemmers, Richard J L F ^a   Van Der Wielen, Michiel J R ^a   Bik, Elsa ^a   Hofker, Marten H ^a   Padberg, George W ^c   Frants, Rune R ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 10Q; CHROMOSOME 4Q; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FACIOSCAPULOHUMERAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANDEM REPEAT;

EID: 0029827344     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/5.12.1997     Document Type: Article

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