Examination of factors that influence the expansion of the fragile X mutation in a sample of conceptuses from known carrier females

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 256-260

  Sherman, Stephanie L ^a   Meadows, Kellen L ^a   Ashley, Allison E ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

expansion; fragile X; mutation; repeat sequence disorder

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEGREGATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MUTATION; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX RATIO; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC;

EID: 0029896679     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19960809)64:2<256::AID-AJMG4>3.0.CO;2-S     Document Type: Article

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