The mutational spectrum of human autosomal tetranucleotide microsatellites

Human Mutation

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 71-79

  Leopoldino, Andréia M ^a   Pena, Sérgio D J ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b Nucleo de Genet Medica de MG   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Evolution; Microsatellites; Multiplex typing; Mutation rate; Null allele; Paternity; STR

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA; NUCLEOTIDE; TETRANUCLEOTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DELETION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEIOSIS; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BASE SEQUENCE; CHILD; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; MALE; MEIOSIS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MUTATION; PEDIGREE;

EID: 0037228362     PISSN: 10597794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/humu.10153     Document Type: Article

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