Common fragile sites on human chromosomes represent transcriptionally active regions: Evidence from camptothecin

Human Genetics

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 409-414

  Sbrana, Isabella ^a   Zavattari, Patrizia ^a   Barale, Roberto ^a   Musio, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APHIDICOLIN; CAMPTOTHECIN; DNA TOPOISOMERASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CHROMOSOME 15Q; CHROMOSOME 1P; CHROMOSOME 6P; CHROMOSOME 6Q; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME FRAGILE SITE; CHROMOSOME R BAND; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; GENE INDUCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; APHIDICOLIN; CAMPTOTHECIN; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CHROMOSOME FRAGILE SITES; CHROMOSOME FRAGILITY; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN; DNA TOPOISOMERASES, TYPE I; HUMANS; MALE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0031899979     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004390050713     Document Type: Article

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