Mosaicism in von Hippel-Lindau disease: Lessons from kindreds with germline mutations identified in offspring with mosaic parents

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 84-91

  Sgambati, M T ^a   Stolle, C ^d   Choyke, P L ^c   Walther, M M ^b   Zbar, B ^e   Linehan, W M ^b   Glenn, G M ^a,f  

^a Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; GERM LINE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MOSAICISM; MULTIPLE CANCER; PARENT; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE; VON HIPPEL LINDAU DISEASE;

EID: 0033909888     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/302726     Document Type: Article

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