Analysis of loss of inactive X chromosomes in interphase cells

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1091-1096

  Surralles J ^a   Jeppesen, P ^b   Morrison, H ^b   Natarajan, A T ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE;

ACETYLATION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME LOSS; CYTOGENETICS; DNA PROBE; GENE DOSAGE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SELECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERPHASE; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; PLOIDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

ADULT; AGING; ANEUPLOIDY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPHASE; MIDDLE AGED; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0029858276     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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