Relevance of sequence and structure elements for deletion events in the dystrophin gene major hot-spot

Human Genetics

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 272-288

  Sironi, Manuela ^a   Pozzoli, Uberto ^a   Cagliani, Rachele ^a   Giorda, Roberto ^a   Comi, Giacomo P ^b   Bardoni, Alessandra ^a   Menozzi, Giorgia ^a   Bresolin, Nereo ^a,b  

^a SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYSTROPHIN; PRIMER DNA;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CHROMOSOME SATELLITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; EXON; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DELETION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC STABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; HEAT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; DYSTROPHIN; GENE DELETION; HEAT; HUMANS; INTRONS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 0037361365     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00439-002-0881-5     Document Type: Article

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