Analysis of 22 deletion breakpoints in dystrophin intron 49

Human Genetics

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 418-421

  Nobile, Carlo ^a   Toffolatti, Luisa ^a   Rizzi, Francesca ^a   Simionati, Barbara ^a   Nigro, Vincenzo ^b   Cardazzo, Barbara ^a   Patarnello, Tomaso ^a   Valle, Giorgio ^a   Danieli, Gian Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; DYSTROPHIN;

ARTICLE; BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOME DELETION 22; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; INTRON; INTRON 49; MOLECULE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CHROMOSOME DELETION; DYSTROPHIN; HUMANS; INTRONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0036590135     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00439-002-0721-7     Document Type: Article

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