Quantitative analysis of alternative transcripts of human PCDH11X/Y genes

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 736-744

  Ahn, Kung ^a   Huh, Jae Won ^a,b   Kim, Dae Soo ^b   Ha, Hong Seok ^a   Kim, Yun Ji ^a   Lee, Ja Rang ^a   Kim, Heui Soo ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alternative transcripts; Brain disorders; Gene expression; Human brain; PCDH11X Y; Real time RT PCR

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN; PROTOCADHERIN 11X; PROTOCADHERIN 11Y; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; ARTICLE; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS;

ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; BRAIN; CADHERINS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RNA, MESSENGER;

PAN;

EID: 77949870978     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.31041     Document Type: Article

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