Scanning the first part of the neurofibromatosis type 1 gene by RNA-SSCP: Identification of three novel mutations and of two new polymorphisms

Human Genetics

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 492-495

  Gasparini, Paolo ^a   D'Agruma, Leonardo ^a   Pio De Cillis, Gian ^a   Balestrazzi, Paolo ^b   Mingarelli, Rita ^c   Zelante, Leopolde ^a  

^a CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MISSENSE MUTATION; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NONSENSE MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0029880743     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02267073     Document Type: Article

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