Molecular characterization and gene content of breakpoint boundaries in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 with 17q11.2 microdeletions

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 516-527

  Jenne, Dieter E ^a   Tinschert, Sigrid ^b   Reimann, Heike ^a   Lasinger, Wolfgang ^a   Thiel, Gundula ^b   Hameister, Horst ^c   Kehrer Sawatzki, Hildegard ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF NEUROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA FRAGMENT;

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; CANCER RISK; CHROMOSOME 17Q; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NEUROFIBROMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034892401     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/323043     Document Type: Article

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