Differential stability of the (GAA)(n) tract in the Friedreich ataxia (STM7) gene

Human Genetics

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 834-836

  Epplen, Cornelia ^a   Epplen, Jörg T ^a   Frank, Gabriele ^a   Miterski, Bianca ^a   Santos, Eduardo J M ^a   Schöls, Ludger ^b  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b ST JOSEF HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRATAXIN; TRINUCLEOTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 9Q; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; GENE MUTATION; GERMANY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRON; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

ADULT; ALLELES; FEMALE; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; GENOTYPE; GERMANY; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; IRON-BINDING PROTEINS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES (ALCOHOL GROUP ACCEPTOR); POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

ATAXIA;

EID: 0031009267     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004390050458     Document Type: Article

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