Identification of a novel polymorphism involving a CGG repeat in the PTCH gene and a genome-wide screening of CGG-containing genes

Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 97-101

  Nagao, Kazuaki ^a   Fujii, Katsanori ^b   Yamada, Masao ^a   Miyashita, Toshiyuki ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Japan)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gorlin syndrome; Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome; Polymorphism; PTCH; Triplet repeat

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; GUANINE; LUCIFERASE; METHIONINE;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; 5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL NEVUS SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE LOCATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROMOTER REGION; PTCH GENE;

ALLELES; BASAL CELL NEVUS SYNDROME; BASE SEQUENCE; DATABASES, NUCLEIC ACID; GENE COMPONENTS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, REPORTER; HUMANS; LUCIFERASES; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 1642463526     PISSN: 14345161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10038-003-0117-0     Document Type: Article

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