A small intraexonic deletion within the dystrophin gene suggests a possible mechanism of mutagenesis

Human Genetics

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 658-662

  Robinson, David O ^a   Bunyan, David J ^a   Gabb, Henry A ^b   Temple, I Karen ^c   Yau, Shu C ^d  

^a SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

^c PRINCESS ANNE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DYSTROPHIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DELETION MUTANT; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; EXON; HUMAN; MALE; MUTAGENESIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALGORITHMS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA; DNA PRIMERS; DYSTROPHIN; EXONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES; MUTAGENESIS; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEQUENCE DELETION;

EID: 0030896804     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004390050424     Document Type: Article

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