Detection of heterozygous carriers of the ataxia-telangiectasia (ATM) gene by G2 phase chromosomal radiosensitivity of peripheral blood lymphocytes

Human Genetics

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 312-316

  Tchirkov, Andrei ^a   Bay, Jacques Olivier ^b   Pernin, David ^b   Bignon, Yves Jean ^b   Rio, Pascale ^b   Grancho, Maria ^b   Kwiatkowski, Fabrice ^b   Giollant, Michel ^a   Malet, Paul ^a   Verrelle, Pierre ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b CENTRE JEAN PERRIN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA TELANGIECTASIA; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CHROMATID; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSENSITIVITY; X RAY;

ATAXIA; ATAXIA TELANGIECTASIA;

EID: 0031447990     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004390050634     Document Type: Article

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