Fragile X "Gray Zone" Alleles: AGG Patterns, Expansion Risks, and Associated Haplotypes

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Seminars in Medical Genetics

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 261-265

  Zhong, Nan ^a   Ju, Weina ^a   Pietrofesa, James ^a   Wang, Daowen ^a   Dobkin, Carl ^a   Brown, W Ted ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE INSTITUTE FOR BASIC RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Fragile X syndrome; Genome instability; Mental retardation; Triplet repeats

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE FREQUENCY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLELES; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENETIC MARKERS; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0030008960     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19960809)64:2<261::AID-AJMG5>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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