Localization of the human vascular endothelial growth factor gene, VEGF, at chromosome 6p12

Human Genetics

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 794-797

  Wei, Ming Hui ^a   Popescu, Nicholas C ^b   Lerman, Michael I ^c   Merrill, Marsha J ^d   Zimonjic, Drazen B ^b  

^a SAIC FREDERICK INC   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 6P; COSMID; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE LOCATION; GENE MAPPING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029920666     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02346191     Document Type: Article

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