Familial skewed X inactivation and X-linked mutations: Unbalanced X inactivation is a powerfulmeans to ascertain X-linked genes that affect cell proliferation [7] (multiple letters)

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1555-1557

  Migeon, B R ^a   Haisley Royster, C ^a   Hoffman, E ^a   Pegoraro, E ^a   Lanasa, M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL PROLIFERATION; CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; DISOMY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; LETTER; PEDIGREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE;

EID: 0031749799     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/301858     Document Type: Letter

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