Expansion mutation frequency and CGG/GCC repeat polymorphism in FMR1 and FMR2 genes in an Indian population

Genetic Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 129-144

  Dawson, Deborah V ^a   Ozgur, Mehmet ^a   Sari, Kemal ^a   Ghanayem, Manar ^b   Kostyu, Donna D ^b  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fragile X syndrome; FRAXE syndrome; Mental retardation; New Delhi

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INDIA; INDIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX RATIO; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; X CHROMOSOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CHILD; FEMALE; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROTEINS; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCES; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 0035184510     PISSN: 07410395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1098-2272(200101)20:1<129::AID-GEPI11>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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