A point mutation in codon 3 of connexin-32 is associated with X-linked Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy

Human Mutation

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 375-376

  Gupta, Sanjoy ^a   Benstead, Timothy ^a   Neumann, Paul ^a   Guernsey, Duane ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE;

EID: 0029850255     PISSN: 10597794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-1004(1996)8:4<375::aid-humu14>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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