Distribution of CGG repeat sizes within the fragile X mental retardation 1 (FMR1) homologue in a non-human primate population

Human Genetics

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 371-376

  Arocena, Dolores Garcia ^a   Breece, Katherine E ^a   Hagerman, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ALLELE; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; X CHROMOSOME;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; FOUNDER EFFECT; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PEDIGREE; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS; X CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALIA; MACACA; MACACA MULATTA; PRIMATES;

EID: 0141920804     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00439-003-0982-9     Document Type: Article

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