Mutation analysis of HOXD13 gene in a Chinese pedigree with synpolydactyly

Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 277-280

  Dai, Li ^a   Heng, Zheng Chang ^a   Zhu, Jun ^a   Cai, Ren ^b   Mao, Meng ^a   Wang, He ^a   Lin, Mo Ju ^b  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Liuzhou Municipal Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Homeobox D13 gene; Polyalanine expansion; Synpolydactyly

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE; HOMEOBOX; HOXD13 GENE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MUTATION RATE; PEDIGREE; POLYDACTYLY; SYNDACTYLY;

BASE SEQUENCE; CHINA; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYNDACTYLY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 20644440620     PISSN: 10039406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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