Stability of the human fragile X (CGG)(n) triplet repeat array in Saccharomyces cerevisiae deficient in aspects of DNA metabolism

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 5675-5684

  White, Peter J ^a,b   Borts, Rhona H ^a,c   Hirst, Mark C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; HELICASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METABOLISM; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENE LOSS; GENE MUTATION; GENE REPLICATION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC MODEL; GENETIC STABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0032771002     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.19.8.5675     Document Type: Article

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