The upstream promoter of the β-amyloid precursor protein gene (app) shows differential patterns of methylation in human brain

Genomics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 340-347

  Rogaev, E I ^a,b   Lukiw, W J ^a   Lavrushina, O ^b   Rogaeva, E A ^a   St George Hyslop, P H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 0028169984     PISSN: 08887543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/geno.1994.1393     Document Type: Article

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