Heterogeneity in telomere length of human chromosomes

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 685-691

  Lansdorp, Peter M ^a,b   Verwoerd, Nico P ^c   Van De Rijke, Frans M ^c   Dragowska, Visia ^a   Little, Marie Térèse ^a   Dirks, Roeland W ^c   Raap, Anton K ^c   Tanke, Hans J ^c  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; CELL DIVISION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; FETUS; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HEMATOPOIESIS; HEMATOPOIETIC CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; METAPHASE; METAPHASE CHROMOSOME; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SISTER CHROMATID; TELOMERE;

ADULT; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, CHRONIC; LIVER; METAPHASE; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TELOMERE;

EID: 0029939848     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/5.5.685     Document Type: Article

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