A novel Alu-like element rearranged in the dystrophin gene causes a splicing mutation in a family with X-linked dilated cardiomyopathy

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 436-446

  Ferlini, Alessandra ^a   Galié, Nazzareno ^b   Merlini, Luciano ^c   Sewry, Caroline ^a   Branzi, Angelo ^b   Muntoni, Francesco ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYSTROPHIN;

ADULT; ALU SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TRANSPOSITION; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENE SEQUENCE; HEART DILATATION; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SPLICING; RNA TRANSLATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE;

EID: 0032231396     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/301952     Document Type: Article

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