FMRP detection assay for the diagnosis of the fragile X syndrome

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Seminars in Medical Genetics

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 183-188

  Willemsen, Rob ^b   Oostra, Ben A ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Antibodies; FMR1 gene; FMRP; Fragile X syndrome; Protein test

Indexed keywords

CELL DNA; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMAN; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LEUKOCYTE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HAIR; HUMANS; MOSAICISM; MUTATION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS;

GENETTA;

EID: 0034526952     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1096-8628(200023)97:3<183::AID-AJMG1035>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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