Analysis of the distribution of CAG repeats and X-chromosome inactivation status of HUMARA gene in healthy female subjects using improved fluorescence-based assay

International Journal of Hematology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 281-286

  Karasawa, Masamitsu ^a,c   Tsukamoto, Norifumi ^a   Yamane, Arito ^a   Okamoto, Kiyoshi ^a   Maehara, Tadashi ^a   Yokohama, Akihiko ^a   Nojima, Yoshihisa ^a   Omine, Mitsuhiro ^b  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SHOWA UNIVERSITY FUJIGAOKA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

CAG repeat; Clonal analysis; Human androgen receptor gene; PCR; X chromosome inactivation

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; FLUORESCENT DYE; POLYMORPHIC X LINKED ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; POLYMORPHIC X-LINKED ANDROGEN RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CELL CLONE; FEMALE; GC RICH SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; JAPAN; METHODOLOGY; MOSAICISM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

CLONAL DELETION; CLONE CELLS; DOSAGE COMPENSATION (GENETICS); FEMALE; FLUORESCENT DYES; GC RICH SEQUENCE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MOSAICISM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM (GENETICS); RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

EID: 0035491511     PISSN: 09255710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02982062     Document Type: Article

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