The number of CGG repeats of the FMR1 locus in premutated and fully mutated heterozygotes and their offspring: Implications for the origin of mosaicism

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 270-273

  Mingroni Netto, Regina C ^a   Haddad, Luciana A ^b   Vianna Morgante, Angela M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

fra(X) mosaics; fra(X) syndrome; probe StB12.3

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOSAICISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DNA; FEMALE; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; MOSAICISM; MUTATION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; RESTRICTION MAPPING; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

EID: 0030013564     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19960809)64:2<270::AID-AJMG7>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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