Skewed X-chromosome inactivation: Cause or consequence

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 304-305

  Brown, Carolyn J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT;

CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; EDITORIAL; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOSITY LOSS; HUMAN; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; X CHROMOSOME LINKED DISORDER;

EID: 0033577029     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/91.4.304     Document Type: Editorial

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