Chromosomal breakage analysis in dyskeratosis congenita peripheral blood lymphocytes

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1162-1164

  Coulthard, Stephanie ^a   Chase, Andrew ^a   Pickard, Julie ^a   Goldman, John ^a   Dokal, Inderjeet ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone marrow failure syndrome; Chromosomal breakage; Clastogens; Dyskeratosis congenita; Lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; CLASTOGEN; MITOMYCIN C; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BONE MARROW DEPRESSION; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; DNA ALKYLATION; DYSKERATOSIS CONGENITA; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERSENSITIVITY; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE MARROW DISEASES; CELLS, CULTURED; CHILD; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; DYSKERATOSIS CONGENITA; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MUTAGENS;

EID: 0031668537     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1998.00893.x     Document Type: Article

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