Somatic instability of the CTG repeat in mice transgenic for the myotonic dystrophy region is age dependent but not correlated to the relative intertissue transcription levels and proliferative capacities

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1285-1291

  Lia, Anne Sophie ^a   Seznec, Hervé ^a   Hofmann Radvanyi, Hélène ^b   Radvanyi, François ^c   Duros, Chantai ^a   Saquet, Céline ^a   Blanche, Martine ^c   Junien, Claudine ^a   Gourdon, Geneviève ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^b HÔPITAL AMBROISE PARÉ   (France)

^c INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; MOSAICISM; MOUSE; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATIC MUTATION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

ANIMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0031827446     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/7.8.1285     Document Type: Article

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