A novel X-linked gene, G4.5. is responsible for Barth syndrome

Nature Genetics

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 385-389

  Bione, Silvia ^a   D'Adamo, Patrizia ^a   Maestrini, Elena ^a   Gedeon, Agi K ^b   Bolhuis, Pieter A ^c   Toniolo, Daniela ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; ARTICLE; BARTH SYNDROME; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHROMOSOME XQ; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MYOPATHY; NEUTROPENIA; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT STATURE; STOP CODON; SYNDROME;

ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CHILD; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; INFANT; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSCULAR DISEASES; MUTATION; NEUTROPENIA; RNA, MESSENGER; SYNDROME; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0029963145     PISSN: 10614036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ng0496-385     Document Type: Article

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