Unequal interchromosomal rearrangements may result in elastin gene deletions causing the Williams-Beuren syndrome

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1893-1898

  Dutly, Fabrizio ^a   Schinzel, Albert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTIN;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 7Q; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE SEGREGATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MEIOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

EID: 0029831686     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/5.12.1893     Document Type: Article

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