Molecular diagnosis of deletions in the human multigene complex of growth and placental lactogen hormones

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 399-402

  Gonzalez Rodriguez E ^a   Jaramillo Rangel, G ^a   Barrera Saldana H A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Deletions of hGH hPL genes; Diagnostic restriction endonucleases; PCR diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DELETION; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PLACENTAL LACTOGEN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE DELETION;

EID: 0030782766     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19971112)72:4<399::AID-AJMG5>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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