Analysis of the fragile X trinucleotide repeat in Basques: Association of premutation and intermediate sizes, anchoring AGGs and linked microsatellites with unstable alleles

Current Genomics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 191-199

  Arrieta, M I ^a   Ramirez J M ^a   Telez M ^a   Flores, P ^a   Criado, B ^b   Barasoain, M ^a   Gonzalez A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO E FORMAÇÃO AVANÇADA EM CIÊNCIAS E TECNOLOGIAS DA SAÚDE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Basque country; CGG repeat; DXS548; FMR1 gene; Fragile X syndrome; FRAXAC1

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; GLYCINE;

ALLELE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOME FRAGILE SITE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY; MOLECULAR SIZE; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPAIN; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

EID: 46049084798     PISSN: 13892029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138920208784340722     Document Type: Review

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