Chromosomal breakage syndromes

Current Opinion in Immunology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 443-447

  Carney, James P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATAXIA TELANGIECTASIA; CELL CYCLE; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CHROMOSOME FRAGILITY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; GENE MUTATION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NIJMEGEN BREAKAGE SYNDROME; REVIEW;

EID: 0033179360     PISSN: 09527915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-7915(99)80074-0     Document Type: Article

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