Mechanisms of monozygotic (MZ) twinning: A possible role for the cell adhesion molecule, E-cadherin

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 120 A, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 59-62

  Bamforth, Fiona ^a,c   Brown, Lindsay ^b   Senz, Janine ^b   Huntsman, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cell adhesion; Dizygotic; E cadherin; Gene expression; Monozygotic; Twins

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; DNA; UVOMORULIN;

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TWINS;

EID: 0041321171     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.20076     Document Type: Article

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