Sequence interruptions confer differential stability at microsatellite alleles in mismatch repair-deficient cells

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 18, 2000, Pages 2707-2713

  Bacon, A L ^a   Farrington, S M ^a   Dunlop, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; CYTOSINE; DINUCLEOTIDE; DNA;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BASE MISPAIRING; CELL LINE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; DNA REPAIR; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC STABILITY; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOBLAST; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034326305     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/9.18.2707     Document Type: Article

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