Intergenic transcription and transinduction of the human β-globin locus

Genes and Development

Volumn 11, Issue 19, 1997, Pages 2494-2509

  Ashe, Hilary L ^a   Monks, Joan ^a   Wijgerde, Mark ^b   Fraser, Peter ^b   Proudfoot, Nick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Human globin locus; Locus control region; Transcription; Transinduction

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROID CELL; FETUS; FETUS CELL; GENE INDUCTION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIVER CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030826364     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.11.19.2494     Document Type: Article

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