Predisposition to the fragile X syndrome in Jews of Tunisian descent is due to the absence of AGG interruptions on a rare Mediterranean haplotype

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 103-112

  Falik Zaccai, Tzipora C ^a   Shachak, Elena ^a   Yalon, Michal ^a   Lis, Zvi ^b   Borochowitz, Zvi ^a   Macpherson, James N ^c   Nelson, David L ^d   Eichler, Evan E ^d,e  

^a BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b Kupat Cholim Klalit   (Israel)

^c SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FOUNDER EFFECT; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INCIDENCE; ISRAEL; JEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIGREE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; TUNISIA;

ARABS; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; ISRAEL; JEWS; MALE; PREVALENCE; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS; TUNISIA;

EID: 0031038239     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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