Cloning and expression analysis of a meiosis-specific MutS homolog: The human MSH4 gene

Genomics

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 188-194

  Paquis Flucklinger, V ^a   Santucci Darmanin, S ^a   Paul, R ^a   Saunieres A ^a   Turc Carel, C ^a   Desnuelle, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASE MISPAIRING; DNA REPAIR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE SEGREGATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEIOSIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPROCAL CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0031239499     PISSN: 08887543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/geno.1997.4857     Document Type: Article

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