A functional neo-centromere formed through activation of a latent human centromere and consisting of non-alpha-satellite DNA

Nature Genetics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 144-153

  Sart, Desirée Du ^a   Cancilla, Michael R ^b   Earle, Elizabeth ^a   Mao, Jen I ^b   Saffery, Richard ^a   Tainton, Kellie M ^b   Kalitsis, Paul ^a   Martyn, John ^b   Barry, Alyssa E ^a   Andy Choo, K H ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b GENOME THERAPEUTICS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME 10Q; HUMAN; MARKER CHROMOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

BINDING SITES, ANTIBODY; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOMES, ARTIFICIAL, YEAST; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 10; DNA, SATELLITE; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; HYBRID CELLS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 0345293849     PISSN: 10614036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ng0697-144     Document Type: Article

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