X-linked dyskeratosis congenita is predominatly caused by missense mutations in the DKC1 gene

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 50-58

  Knight, S W ^a   Heiss, N S ^b   Vulliamy, T J ^a   Greschner, S ^b   Stavrides, G ^a   Pai, G S ^c   Lestringant, G ^d   Varma, N ^e   Mason, P J ^a   Dokal, I ^a   Poustka, A ^b  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d TAWAM HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

^e POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; LYSINE; NUCLEOLIN; POLYLYSINE; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA PRECURSOR;

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW DEPRESSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSKERATOSIS CONGENITA; FEMALE; GENE INSERTION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOME; HUMAN; INTRON; LEUKOPLAKIA; MALE; MISSENSE MUTATION; NAIL DYSTROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIBOSOME; RNA SPLICING; SKIN PIGMENTATION; X CHROMOSOME LINKED DISORDER;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0033362103     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/302446     Document Type: Article

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