Segregation distortion in myotonic dystrophy

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1045-1046

  Magee, Alex C ^a   Hughes, Anne E ^b  

^a ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Myotonic dystrophy; Segregation distortion

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENE SEGREGATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; PEDIGREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031759341     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.35.12.1045     Document Type: Article

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