Computer simulation of expansions of DNA triplet repeats in the fragile X syndrome and Huntington's disease

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 188, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 53-67

  Bat, O ^a   Kimmel, M ^b   Axelrod, D E ^c  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Rice University   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

EID: 0031558479     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1997.0451     Document Type: Article

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