AZFc somatic microdeletions and copy number polymorphism of the DAZ genes in human males exposed to natural background radiation

Human Genetics

Volumn 121, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 337-346

  Premi, Sanjay ^a   Srivastava, Jyoti ^a   Chandy, Sebastian Padinjarel ^a   Ali, Sher ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF IMMUNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN AZFC; PROTEIN DAZ; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COSMID; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE DELETION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MAPPING; GENE NUMBER; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOIDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MOSAICISM; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION PROTECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEQUENCE TAGGED SITE; Y CHROMOSOME;

ADULT; BACKGROUND RADIATION; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; GENE DELETION; GENE DOSAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOSAICISM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; SEQUENCE TAGGED SITES;

EID: 34147141458     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00439-006-0318-7     Document Type: Article

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