Variation of site-specific methylation patterns in the factor VIII (F8C) gene in human sperm DNA

Human Genetics

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 228-233

  Millar, David S ^a   Krawczak, Michael ^a   Cooper, David N ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8;

ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DNA METHYLATION; EXON; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM; SPERMATOCYTE;

EID: 0031660321     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004390050810     Document Type: Article

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