Haplotype and interspersion analysis of the FMR1 CGG repeat identifies two different mutational pathways for the origin of the fragile X syndrome

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 319-330

  Eichler, Evan E ^a   Macpherson, James N ^b   Murray, Anna ^b   Jacobs, Patricia A ^b   Chakravarti, Aravinda ^c   Nelson, David L ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARKER GENE; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLELES; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENETIC MARKERS; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; MUTATION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PEDIGREE; PHYLOGENY; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

EID: 0029916569     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/5.3.319     Document Type: Article

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