Transition from premutation to full mutation in fragile X syndrome is likely to be prezygotic

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 971-979

  Moutou, Céline ^a   Vincent, Marie Claire ^a   Biancalana, Valérie ^a   Mandel, Jean Louis ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE GÉNÉTIQUE ET DE BIOLOGIE MOLÉCULAIRE ET CELLULAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC MODEL; GERM CELL; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; MOSAICISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

CHILD; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; MOSAICISM; MOTHERS; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS; VARIATION (GENETICS); ZYGOTE;

EID: 0030833799     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/6.7.971     Document Type: Article

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