Characterisation of two different nonsense mutations, C6792A and C6792G, causing skipping of exon 37 in the NF1 gene

Human Genetics

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 75-80

  Messiaen, Ludwine ^a   Callens, Tom ^a   De Paepe, Anne ^a   Craen, Margarita ^a   Mortier, Geert ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA; PROTEIN; TYROSINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; EXON; FEMALE; GENE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NONSENSE MUTATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STOP CODON;

ALLELES; BASE SEQUENCE; CODON, NONSENSE; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA, SINGLE-STRANDED; EXONS; GENES, NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; HUMANS; MUTATION; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0031439698     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004390050590     Document Type: Article

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