Somatic instability of the myotonic dystrophy (CTG)(n) repeat during human fetal development

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 877-880

  Martorell, Loreto ^a   Johnson, Keith ^b   Boucher, Catherine A ^b   Baiget, Montserrat ^a  

^a HOSPITAL SANT PAU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHORION VILLUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; EMBRYO; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MUTATION RATE; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SOMATIC MUTATION; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

EID: 0030915868     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/6.6.877     Document Type: Article

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