Timing of the absence of FMR1 expression in full mutation chorionic villi

Human Genetics

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 601-605

  Willemsen, Rob ^a   Bontekoe, Carola J M ^a   Severijnen, Lies Anne ^a   Oostra, Ben A ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHORION VILLUS; CLONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYONAL TISSUE; FEMALE; FETUS; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METHYLATION; MUTATION; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; X CHROMOSOME; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

ALLELES; CHORIONIC VILLI; DOSAGE COMPENSATION, GENETIC; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE EXPRESSION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MUTATION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0036626521     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00439-002-0723-5     Document Type: Article

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