FRAXAC1 and DXS548 polymorphisms in the Chinese population

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 208-213

  Poon, Priscilla M K ^a   Pang, C P ^a,d   Chen, Qian L ^e   Zhong, Nan ^b   Lai, Kelly Y C ^e   Lau, C H ^c   Wong, C K ^e   Brown, W Ted ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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

^c PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^e NONE

Author keywords

DXS548; FRAXAC1; Mental retardation

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHINA; CHROMOSOME FRAGILE SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE LOCUS; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; MARKER GENE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MUTATION RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

ALLELES; CHINA; FEMALE; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENETICS, POPULATION; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS;

EID: 0033612132     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19990528)84:3<208::AID-AJMG8>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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