A detailed analysis of the MECP2 gene: Prevalence of recurrent mutations and gross DNA rearrangements in Rett syndrome patients

Human Genetics

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 43-50

  Bourdon, Violaine ^a   Philippe, Christophe ^a   Labrune, Orianne ^b   Amsallem, Daniel ^b   Arnould, Cécile ^a   Jonveaux, Philippe ^a  

^a UPRES 952   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BESANÇON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; DNA;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CODE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETT SYNDROME; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; X CHROMOSOME LINKED DISORDER;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HUMANS; METHYL-CPG-BINDING PROTEIN 2; MUTATION; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; RETT SYNDROME; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 0035129277     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004390000422     Document Type: Article

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