Analysis of Polymorphism of the Number of Tandem Repeats in the Aggrecan Gene Exon G3 in the Families with Idiopathic Scoliosis

Russian Journal of Genetics

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 196-200

  Zorkoltseva, I V ^a   Lubinsky, O A ^a   Sharipov, R N ^a   Zaidman, A M ^b   Axenovich, T I ^a   Dimshits, G M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CYTOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Russian Federation)

^b Novosibirsk Res Inst Traum S/O   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 0346985291     PISSN: 10227954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014390228889     Document Type: Article

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