Allele-specific variation in the gene copy number of human cytosine 5-methyltransferase

Human Heredity

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 112-117

  Franchina, Maria ^a   Kay, Peter H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alleles; Gene copy number; Human cytosine 5 methyltransferase; Segregation studies

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; DENSITOMETRY; DNA PROBE; GENE NUMBER; GENE SEGREGATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INHERITANCE;

EID: 0033990843     PISSN: 00015652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000022898     Document Type: Article

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