Southern analysis for detection of CAG repeat expansions associated with dentatorubral pallidoluysian atrophy

Human Genetics

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 354-356

  Alford, R L ^a   Margolis, R L ^b   Ross, C A ^b   Richards, C S ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRINUCLEOTIDE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 12P; DENTATORUBROPALLIDOLUYSIAN ATROPHY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

ATROPHY; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; BRAIN; GLUTAMINE; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

EID: 0031058094     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004390050371     Document Type: Article

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