Age of the intronic GAA triplet repeat expansion mutation in Friedreich ataxia

Human Genetics

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 455-458

  Colombo, Roberto ^a   Carobene, Anna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRATAXIN;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 9; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WESTERN EUROPE;

ATAXIA;

EID: 0034017049     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004390000261     Document Type: Article

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