"DNA, A-Form" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
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				An isoform of DNA that occurs in an environment rich in SODIUM and POTASSIUM ions. It is a right-handed helix with 11 base pairs per turn, a pitch of 0.256 nm per base pair and a helical diameter of 2.3 nm.
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | D044704 | 
					
						| MeSH Number(s) | D13.444.308.130 G02.111.570.820.486.128 G05.360.580.114 | 
					
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								Kelch BA, Makino DL, O'Donnell M, Kuriyan J. How a DNA polymerase clamp loader opens a sliding clamp. Science. 2011 Dec 23; 334(6063):1675-80.