Factors associated with HD CAG repeat instability in Huntington disease

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 695-701

  Wheeler, Vanessa C ^a,b   Persichetti, F ^c   McNeil, S M ^b   Mysore, J S ^b   Mysore, S S ^b   MacDonald, M E ^b   Myers, R H ^d   Gusella, J F ^d   Wexler, N S ^e,f  

^a Center for Human Genetic Research   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c SISSA   (Italy)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; CYTOSINE; DNA; GUANINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; FATHER; GENETIC CORRELATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; MALE; MOTHER; PARENTAL AGE; PEDIGREE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RISK FACTOR; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SIBLING; SPERM DONOR; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; VENEZUELA; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH ORDER; CHILD; FATHERS; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; HUNTINGTON DISEASE; MALE; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; MOTHERS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PARENTS; PEDIGREE; SEX FACTORS; SIBLINGS; SPERMATOZOA; VENEZUELA;

EID: 36348940966     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.2007.050930     Document Type: Article

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