No evidence for 'skewed' inactivation of the X-chromosome as cause of Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy in female carriers

Human Genetics

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 500-505

  Oostra, Roelof Jan ^a,c   Kemp, Stephan ^b   Bolhuis, Pieter A ^b   Bleeker Wagemakers, Elisabeth M ^c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; HEREDITARY OPTIC ATROPHY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INHERITANCE; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

EID: 0029925130     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02267075     Document Type: Article

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