Genetic mapping of X-linked loci involved in skewing of X chromosome inactivation in the human

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 552-562

  Naumova, Anna K ^a   Olien, Leonard ^b   Bird, Lynne M ^c   Smith, Mark ^a   Verner, Andrei E ^a   Leppert, Mark ^d   Morgan, Kenneth ^b   Sapienza, Carmen ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mapping; Sib pair analysis; Skewed X inactivation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME XQ; FEMALE; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC LINKAGE; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE; MARKER GENE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE;

EID: 0032406475     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5200255     Document Type: Article

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