Allelic frequencies of FBN1 gene polymorphisms and genetic analysis of Italian families with Marfan syndrome

Human Heredity

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 175-179

  Mottes, Monica ^b   Mirandola, Stefania ^c   Rigatelli, Federica ^c   Zolezzi, Francesca ^c   Lisi, Veronica ^c   Gordon, Derek ^a   Pignatti, Pier Franco ^c  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Istituto di Biologia e Genetica   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

FBN1 gene; Linkage analysis; Marfan syndrome; Polymorphic markers

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA MARKER; FIBRILLIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; ITALY; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0033952558     PISSN: 00015652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000022910     Document Type: Article

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