Somatic mutation processes at a human minisatellite

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 129-136

  Jeffreys, Alec J ^a   Neumann, Rita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA MINISATELLITE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DNA FLANKING REGION; GENE DELETION; GENE DUPLICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATIC MUTATION; SPERM;

ALLELES; DNA, SATELLITE; GENE FREQUENCY; GERM CELLS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MUTAGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0031012806     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/6.1.129     Document Type: Article

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