Allelic polymorphism and chromosomal localization of the human oviductin gene (MUC9)

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 702-708

  Lapensée, Louise ^b   Paquette, Yves ^a   Bleau, Gilles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b Maisonneuve Rosemont Research Center ^*

Author keywords

Chromosome 1; Fallopian tubes; Human; Mucin; Oviduct; Oviductin

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; CHROMOSOME 1; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVIDUCT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE TUBE;

ADULT; ALLELES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DNA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FALLOPIAN TUBE DISEASES; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENE DOSAGE; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; REFERENCE VALUES; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES;

EID: 0030679777     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(97)00317-8     Document Type: Article

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