Genetic variation of the FMR1 gene among four Mexican populations: Mestizo, Huichol, Purepecha, and Tarahumara

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 259-263

  Barros Núñez, Patricio ^a   Rosales Reynoso, Mónica Alejandra ^a   Sandoval, Lucila ^a   Romero Espinoza, Pavel ^a   Troyo Sanromán, Rogelio ^b   Ibarra, Bertha ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA DE OCCIDENTE   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISULFITE; CYTOSINE; DNA; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; GUANINE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CAUCASIAN; CHILE; CHINESE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA MODIFICATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; HUMAN; INDONESIA; MALE; MEXICO; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

ALLELES; FEMALE; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; PILOT PROJECTS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 43449091323     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20705     Document Type: Article

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