X chromosome inactivation and micronuclei in normal and Turner individuals

Human Genetics

Volumn 100, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 624-628

  Hando, John C ^a   Tucker, James D ^b   Davenport, Marsha ^c   Tepperberg, James ^d   Nath, Joginder ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIDIN; CYTOCHALASIN B; FLUORESCEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA PROBE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TURNER SYNDROME; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSAGE COMPENSATION, GENETIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KINETOCHORES; MALE; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MIDDLE AGED; TURNER SYNDROME; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0031411471     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004390050564     Document Type: Article

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