Exon/intron structure of the human ALL-1 (MLL) gene involved in translocations to chromosomal region 11q23 and acute leukaemias

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 966-972

  Nilson, I ^a   Lochner K ^a   Siegler, G ^a   Greil, J ^a   Beck, J D ^a   Fey, G H ^a   Marschalek, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

ALL 1; exon intron structure; HRX; Htrx1 gene; MLL

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 11Q; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXON; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRON; ONCOGENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029890796     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1996.d01-1748.x     Document Type: Article

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