Reevaluation of the exact CAG repeat length in hereditary cerebellar ataxias using highly denaturing conditions and long PCR

Human Genetics

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 591-595

  Maruyama, Hirofumi ^a   Kawakami, Hideshi ^a   Nakamura, Shigenobu ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMAMIDE; REPETITIVE DNA; TRINUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATORUBROPALLIDOLUYSIAN ATROPHY; DNA DENATURATION; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HEREDITARY ATAXIA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MACHADO JOSEPH DISEASE; MOLECULAR CLONING; ONSET AGE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOSTABILITY;

ATAXIA;

EID: 0029947377     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02281866     Document Type: Article

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