Disruption of Chtf18 Causes Defective Meiotic Recombination in Male Mice

Karen M. Berkowitz; Aislinn R. Sowash; Lydia R. Koenig; Dawnette Urcuyo; Fahmida Khan; Fang Yang; P. Jeremy Wang; Thomas A. Jongens; Klaus H. Kaestner

doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1002996

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Disruption of Chtf18 Causes Defective Meiotic Recombination in Male Mice

Karen M. Berkowitz ,

* E-mail: kberkowitz@drexelmed.edu

Affiliations Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Aislinn R. Sowash,

Affiliations Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Lydia R. Koenig,

Affiliations Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Dawnette Urcuyo,

Affiliations Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Fahmida Khan,

Affiliations Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Fang Yang,

Affiliation Department of Animal Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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P. Jeremy Wang,

Affiliation Department of Animal Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Thomas A. Jongens,

Affiliation Department of Genetics, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Klaus H. Kaestner

Affiliation Department of Genetics, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Disruption of Chtf18 Causes Defective Meiotic Recombination in Male Mice

Karen M. Berkowitz,
Aislinn R. Sowash,
Lydia R. Koenig,
Dawnette Urcuyo,
Fahmida Khan,
Fang Yang,
P. Jeremy Wang,
Thomas A. Jongens,
Klaus H. Kaestner

Published: November 1, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1002996

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