Co-localisation of CCG repeats and chromosome deletion breakpoints in Jacobsen syndrome: Evidence for a common mechanism of chromosome breakage

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1201-1208

  Jones, Christopher ^a   Müllenbach, Roman ^a   Grossfeld, Paul ^b   Auer, Rebecca ^a   Favier, Remi ^c   Chien, Ken ^b   James, Michael ^d   Tunnacliffe, Alan ^e   Cotter, Finbarr ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c ARMAND TROUSSEAU HOSPITAL   (France)

^d NUFFIELD ORTHOPAEDIC CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CHROMOSOME 11Q; CHROMOSOME 3P; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE LOCATION; GENE MAPPING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; JACOBSEN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; YEAST ARTIFICIAL CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0342424768     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/9.8.1201     Document Type: Article

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