Deletion of all CGG repeats plus flanking sequences in FMR1 does not abolish gene expression

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 961-967

  Grønskov, Karen ^a   Hjalgrim, Helle ^a   Bjerager, Mia O ^b   Brøndum Nielsen, Karen ^a  

^a JOHN F KENNEDY INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^b HILLERØD HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; TRINUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXON; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE; GENE DELETION; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; X CHROMOSOME; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

EID: 0030824177     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/514872     Document Type: Article

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