Nonrandom X-chromosome inactivation in hemopoietic cells from carriers of dyskeratosis congenita [4]

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 458-461

  Ferraris, A M ^a   Forni, G L ^a   Mangerini, R ^a   Gaetani, G F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHROMOSOME XQ; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSKERATOSIS CONGENITA; FEMALE; HEMATOPOIETIC CELL; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; LETTER; PEDIGREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

EID: 0030826640     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9297(07)64075-0     Document Type: Letter

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