Evidence for gene conversion in the generation of extensive polymorphism in the promoter of the growth hormone gene

Human Genetics

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 249-255

  Giordano, Mara ^a   Marchetti, Cristina ^b   Chiorboli, Elena ^b   Bona, Gianni ^b   Richiardi, Patricia Momigliano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE CONVERSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENE CONVERSION; GENE FREQUENCY; HAPLOTYPES; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID;

EID: 0030808106     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004390050500     Document Type: Article

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