Lack of evidence for connexin 43 gene mutations in human autosomal recessive lateralization defects

Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1423-1431

  Debrus, Sophie ^a   Tuffery, Sylvie ^b   Matsuoka, Rumiko ^c   Galal, Omar ^d   Sarda, Pierre ^e   Sauer, Ursula ^f   Bozio, André ^g   Tanman, Bahriye ^j   Toutain, Annick ^h   Claustres, Mireille ^b   Le Paslier, Denis ⁱ   Bouvagnet, Patrice ^a,e  

^a Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^b Institut de Biologie   (France)

^c TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^e HÔPITAL ARNAUD DE VILLENEUVE   (France)

^f TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^g LOUIS PRADEL HOSPITAL   (France)

^h UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF TOURS   (France)

ⁱ FONDATION JEAN DAUSSET CEPH   (France)

^j NONE

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Author keywords

Chromosome 6; Connexin 43; Familial study; Lateralization; Physical mapping; YAC

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43;

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOME 6; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CYTOPLASM; DNA FLANKING REGION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENE INSERTION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0031148942     PISSN: 00222828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmcc.1997.0380     Document Type: Article

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