Characterization of SHOX deletions in Léri-Weill dyschondrosteosis (LWD) reveals genetic heterogeneity and no recombination hotspots

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 409-414

  Benito Sanz, Sara ^a   Del Blanco, Darya Gorbenko ^a   Huber, Céline ^b   Thomas, N Simon ^c   Aza Carmona, Miriam ^a   Bunyan, David ^c   Maloney, Vivienne ^c   Argente, Jesús ^a   Cormier Daire, Valérie ^b   Campos Barros, Ángel ^a   Heath, Karen E ^a  

^a HOSPITAL INFANTIL UNIVERSITARIO NIÑO JESÚS   (Spain)

^b HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^c SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA; PROTEIN; PROTEIN SHOX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHROMOSOME MAP; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA FLANKING REGION; DYSCHONDROSTEOSIS; EUROPE; FEMALE; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMBINATION HOTSPOT; SHOX GENE;

EID: 33746485559     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/506390     Document Type: Letter

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