Parental gender, age at birth and expansion length influence GAA repeat intergenerational instability in the X25 gene: pedigree studies and analysis of sperm from patients with Friedreich's ataxia

Author： de Michele G.   Cavalcanti F.   Criscuolo C.   Pianese L.   Monticelli A.   Filla A.   Cocozza S.  

Publisher： Oxford University Press

ISSN： 1460-2083

Source： Human Molecular Genetics, Vol.7, Iss.12, 1998-11, pp. : 1901-1906

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