Recurrence of the D100N mutation in a Chinese family with brachydactyly type A1: Evidence for a mutational hot spot in the Indian hedgehog gene [2]

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 143, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1246-1248

  Zhu, Guoming ^a   Ke, Xin ^b   Liu, Qiji ^a   Li, Jisheng ^a   Chen, Bingxi ^a   Shao, Changshun ^a   Gong, Yaoqin ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b Hospital of Weihai Economic Development Zone   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN;

BRACHYDACTYLY; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CPG ISLAND; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LETTER; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ASPARAGINE; ASPARTIC ACID; BASE SEQUENCE; CHINA; FEMALE; HEDGEHOG PROTEINS; HUMANS; LIMB DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PEDIGREE;

ERINACEIDAE;

EID: 34249890222     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.31728     Document Type: Letter

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