Loss of heterozygosity in DNA mismatch repair genes in human atherosclerotic plaques

Molecular Cell Biology Research Communications

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 62-65

  Flouris, George A ^a   Arvanitis, Demetrios A ^a   Parissis, John T ^b   Arvanitis, Demetrios L ^c   Spandidos, Demetrios A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b AMALIA FLEMING GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Coronary disease; Enzyme (kinetics); Genetic code; Sequence (DNA RNA prot)

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; ASSAY; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BASE MISPAIRING; DNA MODIFICATION; DNA REPAIR; FEMALE; GENE LOCATION; GENE LOCUS; GENOME; HETEROZYGOSITY LOSS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MARKER GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0035166126     PISSN: 15224724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mcbr.2000.0255     Document Type: Article

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