Mutation rate in human microsatellites: Influence of the structure and length of the tandem repeat

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1408-1415

  Brinkmann, Bernd ^a   Klintschar, Michael ^b   Neuhuber, Franz ^c   Hühne, Julia ^a   Rolf, Burkhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b Gerichtlich Medizinisches Institut   (Austria)

^c Institut fur Gerichtliche Medizin   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

AGE; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY; MUTATION RATE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATERNITY TEST; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0031778070     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/301869     Document Type: Article

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