The genes encoding for D4Z4 binding proteins HMGB2, YY1, NCL, and MYOD1 are excluded as candidate genes for FSHD1B

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 316-320

  Bastress, K L ^a   Stajich, J M ^a   Speer, M C ^a   Gilbert, J R ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

D4Z4; Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy; FSHD

Indexed keywords

NUCLEOLIN;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 4; CHROMOSOME 4Q; CHROMOSOME DELETION 4; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXON; FACIOSCAPULOHUMERAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; GENE DELETION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

EID: 15944403656     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2004.12.006     Document Type: Article

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