Fully expanded FMR1 CGG repeats exhibit a length- and differentiation-dependent instability in cell hybrids that is independent of DNA methylation

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2293-2302

  Burman, Robert W ^a   Popovich, Bradley W ^a   Jacky, Peter B ^b   Turker, Mitchell S ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Cytogenetics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENT; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC STABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYBRID CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

ALLELES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUSION; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA METHYLATION; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; HUMANS; HYBRID CELLS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032695779     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/8.12.2293     Document Type: Article

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