Myotonic dystrophy: Will the real gene please step forward!

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 5, Issue REVIEW, 1996, Pages 1417-1423

  Harris, Sarah ^a   Moncrieff, Colin ^a   Johnson, Keith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC MODEL; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA PROCESSING; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0029837246     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/5.supplement_1.1417     Document Type: Short Survey

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