FMR1 CGG-repeat instability in single sperm and lymphocytes of fragile-X premutation males

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 680-688

  Nolin, Sarah L ^a   Houck Jr , George E ^a   Gargano, Alice D ^a   Blumstein, Howard ^a   Dobkin, Carl S ^a   Brown, W Ted ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE INSTITUTE FOR BASIC RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CYTOGENETICS; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC RISK; GERM LINE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; MEIOSIS; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATIC CELL; SPERM;

EID: 0033362080     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/302543     Document Type: Article

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