The human complement C8G gene, a member of the lipocalin gene family: Polymorphisms and mapping to chromosome 9q34.3

Annals of Human Genetics

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 281-291

  Dewald, G ^a   Cichon, S ^a   Bryant, S P ^b   Hemmer, S ^a   Nothen M M ^a   Spurr, N K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C8; LIPOCALIN;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 9Q; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EXON; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOGENETICS; INTRON; MARKER GENE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029788496     PISSN: 00034800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1809.1996.tb01192.x     Document Type: Article

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