Chromosomal fragility may be indicative of altered higher-order DNA organization as the underlying genetic diathesis in complex neurobehavioural disorders

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 201-208

  Gericke, G S ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; REPETITIVE DNA;

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; EVOLUTION; FAMILY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE REPLICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME; HUMAN; HUMAN GENETICS; HYPOTHESIS; MAIZE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSPOSON;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0033103915     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/mehy.1997.0643     Document Type: Article

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