1 February 1991 | ARTICLE
IDENTIFICATION OF VARIABLE SIMPLE SEQUENCE MOTIFS IN 19Q13.2-QTER - MARKERS FOR THE MYOTONIC-DYSTROPHY LOCUS Variable simple sequence motifs (VSSMs), or microsatellites, were used for the genetic delimitation of the myotonic dystrophy (DM) region at 19q. Three simple sequence motifs were identified in and around the ERCC1 DNA-repair gene at 19q13.2-13.3 ...