Inter- and intrachromosomal sub-telomeric rearrangements on 4q35: Implications for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) aetiology and diagnosis

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1207-1214

  Lemmers, Richard J L F ^a   Van Der Maarel, Silvère M ^a   Van Deutekom, Judith C T ^a   Van Der Wielen, Michiel J R ^a   Deidda, Giancarlo ^a,b   Dauwerse, Hans G ^a   Hewitt, Jane ^c   Hofker, Marten ^a   Bakker, Egbert ^a   Padberg, George W ^d   Frants, Rune R ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 10; CHROMOSOME 4Q; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; FACIOSCAPULOHUMERAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

EID: 7344231685     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/7.8.1207     Document Type: Article

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