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Comparison of expanded CAG repeat tracts in sperm and lymphocyte DNA from Machado Joseph disease and spinocerebellar ataxia type I patients
Debra J. Maurer,
Kellie A. Benzow,
Lawrence J. Schut,
Laura P.J. Ranum,
Dennis M. Livingston,
Debra J. Maurer
Department of Biochemistry, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
Search for more papers by this authorKellie A. Benzow
Departmentn of Neurology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
Search for more papers by this authorLawrence J. Schut
Departmentn of Neurology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
Search for more papers by this authorLaura P.J. Ranum
Departmentn of Neurology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Dennis M. Livingston
Department of Biochemistry, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
Dept. of Biochemistry, Univ. of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Fax: 612-625-2163Search for more papers by this authorDebra J. Maurer,
Kellie A. Benzow,
Lawrence J. Schut,
Laura P.J. Ranum,
Dennis M. Livingston,
Debra J. Maurer
Department of Biochemistry, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
Search for more papers by this authorKellie A. Benzow
Departmentn of Neurology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
Search for more papers by this authorLawrence J. Schut
Departmentn of Neurology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
Search for more papers by this authorLaura P.J. Ranum
Departmentn of Neurology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Dennis M. Livingston
Department of Biochemistry, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
Dept. of Biochemistry, Univ. of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Fax: 612-625-2163Search for more papers by this author
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