Human genetics '99: Trinucleotide repeats: Fragile sites - Cytogenetic similarity with molecular diversity

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 354-359

  Sutherland, Grant R ^a   Richards, Robert I ^a  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BINDING SITE; CHROMOSOME FRAGILE SITE; CHROMOSOME FRAGILITY; DNA SEQUENCE; HUMAN; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CHROMOSOME FRAGILE SITES; CHROMOSOME FRAGILITY; HUMANS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 0033071493     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/302267     Document Type: Article

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