A branching non-linear autoregressive model for the transmission of the fragile X dynamic repeat mutation

Annals of Human Genetics

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 337-347

  Huggins, R M ^a   Loesch, D Z ^a   Sherman, S L ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COVARIANCE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE MUTATION; HAPLOTYPE; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FEMALE; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; MUTATION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0032424069     PISSN: 00034800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-1809.1998.6240337.x     Document Type: Article

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