The involvement of Alu repeats in recombination events at the α-globin gene cluster: Characterization of two α(o)-thalassaemia deletion breakpoints

Human Genetics

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 528-534

  Harteveld, Kees L ^a   Losekoot, Monique ^a   Fodde, Riccardo ^a   Giordano, Piero C ^a   Bernini, Luigi F ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLOBIN; REPETITIVE DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ALU SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DELETION; GLOBIN GENE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOGENE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; DNA; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GLOBINS; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NETHERLANDS; PEDIGREE; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID;

EID: 0030969389     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004390050401     Document Type: Article

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