Article
Dynamic behavior of fragile X full mutations in cultured female fetal fibroblasts.
Acta pharmacologica Sinica - 1 Jul 2004
Sun Yu-jie, Han Xiao
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To assess mitotic stability of the fragile X full mutations and its relationship with DNA methylation. METHODS: The length change of the expanded CGG repeats was examined and correlated it with the methylation status in the DNA samples isolated from the fibroblasts derived from a fragile X female fetus and a fragile X male adult, respectively. RESULTS: A dramatic instability of the expanded CGG repeats in...
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