Nuclear lamin A/C R482Q mutation in Canadian kindreds with Dunnigan-type familial partial lipodystrophy

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 109-112

  Cao, Henian ^a   Hegele, Robert A ^a  

^a ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; LAMIN A; LAMIN C;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENE SEGREGATION; HUMAN; LIPODYSTROPHY; MALE; MISSENSE MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034059075     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/9.1.109     Document Type: Article

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