Dissecting the loci controlling fetal haemoglobin production on chromosomes 11p and 6q by the regressive approach

Nature Genetics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 58-64

  Craig, Jamie E ^a   Rochette, Jacques ^a   Fisher, Chris A ^a   Weatherall, David J ^a   Marc, Sophie ^b   Mark Lathrop, G ^c,d   Demenais, Florence ^d   Thein, Sweelay ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GÉNÉTHON   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN F;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 11P; CHROMOSOME 6Q; FETUS BLOOD; GENE CONTROL; GENE LOCUS; HEMOGLOBIN SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030065604     PISSN: 10614036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ng0196-58     Document Type: Article

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