Analysis of CGG variation through 642 meioses in Fragile X families

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 773-776

  Rife M ^a,b   Badenas, C ^a,c   Quinto Ll ^a   Puigoriol, E ^a   Tazon B ^a   Rodriguez Revenga, L ^a,b   Jimenez L ^a   Sanchez A ^a,b   Mila M ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT D INVESTIGACIONS BIOMÈDIQUES AUGUST PI I SUNYER IDIBAPS   (Spain)

^c Fundacio Clinic Per a la Recerca Biomedica   (Spain)

Author keywords

CGG transmission; Contraction; Expansion; FMR1; Fragile X syndrome

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; GUANINE;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ACCURACY; ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TRIPLETS; INHERITANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEIOSIS; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MEIOSIS; MUTATION; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT EXPANSION; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 5044247603     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gah102     Document Type: Article

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