A deletion of the human β-globin locus activation region causes a major alteration in chromatin structure and replication across the entire β-globin locus

Genes and Development

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 1990, Pages 1637-1649

  Forrester, William C ^a,b   Epner, Elliot ^a   Catherine Driscoll, M ^c   Enver, Tariq ^b   Brice, Martha ^b   Papayannopoulou, Thalia ^b   Groudine, Mark ^a,b  

^a FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Locus activation region; Globin gene

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBIN;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; GENE DELETION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GLOBIN GENE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DNA REPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GLOBINS; HUMAN; HYBRID CELLS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 0025107556     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.4.10.1637     Document Type: Article

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