Analysis of the genomic structure of the human glycine receptor α2 subunit gene and exclusion of this gene as a candidate for Rett syndrome

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 176-178

  Cummings, Chris J ^a   Roth Dahle, E Jill ^a   Zoghbi, Huda Y ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Glycine receptor 2 subunit; Rett syndrome; Xp22.2

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME XP; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE LOCATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENOME; HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETT SYNDROME;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RECEPTORS, GLYCINE; RETT SYNDROME;

EID: 0032581053     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19980630)78:2<176::AID-AJMG16>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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