The GAA triplet-repeat expansion in friedreich ataxia interferes with transcription and may be associated with an unusual DNA structure

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 111-121

  Bidichandani, Sanjay I ^a   Ashizawa, Tetsuo ^a,b   Patel, Pragna I ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; DIETHYL PYROCARBONATE; DNA; GUANINE; HYDROXYLAMINE; IRON; MESSENGER RNA; OSMIUM TETRAOXIDE;

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; CASE REPORT; DNA STRUCTURE; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HELA CELL; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

EID: 0031941447     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/301680     Document Type: Article

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