An assay for X inactivation based on differential methylation at the fragile X locus, FMR1

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 27-30

  Carrel, Laura ^a   Willard, Huntington F ^a  

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

Author keywords

DNA methylation; FMR1; X inactivation

Indexed keywords

DNA; TRINUCLEOTIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME FRAGILE SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE LOCUS; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYBRID CELL; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; DNA METHYLATION; DOSAGE COMPENSATION, GENETIC; FEMALE; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMANS; HYBRID CELLS; MALE; MICE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030007789     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19960712)64:1<27::AID-AJMG3>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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