Genetic alterations in the JAG1 gene in Japanese patients with Alagille syndrome

Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 235-239

  Onouchi, Yoshihiro ^a,b   Kurahashi, Hiroki ^b   Tajiri, Hitoshi ^b   Ida, Shinobu ^c   Okada, Shintaro ^b   Nakamura, Yusuke ^a  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alagille syndrome; JAG1

Indexed keywords

ALAGILLE SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NONSENSE MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0033009915     PISSN: 14345161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100380050150     Document Type: Article

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