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A complex mutable polymorphism located within the fragile X gene

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Published1993
Citations69
References31

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1993 • 7,941 citations

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1991 • 3,422 citations

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1991 • 2,763 citations

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1992 • 2,719 citations

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1991 • 2,062 citations

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1992 • 1,721 citations

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1993 • 1,596 citations

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1991 • 1,456 citations

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1992 • 1,091 citations

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1992 • 559 citations

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1993 • 522 citations

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1993 • 515 citations

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1988 • 383 citations

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1993 • 261 citations

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1990 • 254 citations

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1993 • 213 citations

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1992 • 187 citations

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1991 • 141 citations

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1991 • 136 citations

Linkage disequilibrium between the fragile X mutation and two closely linked CA repeats suggests that fragile X chromosomes are derived from a small number of founder chromosomes.

1993 • 131 citations

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1990 • 102 citations

CAGT Microsatellite alleles within the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene are not generated by unequal crossingover

1991 • 102 citations

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1993 • 98 citations

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1991 • 93 citations

Use of short sequence repeat DNA polymorphisms after PCR amplification to detect the parental origin of the additional chromosome 21 in Down syndrome.

1991 • 87 citations

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1993 • 56 citations

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1992 • 30 citations

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