The INSL4 gene maps close to WI-5527 at 9p24.1→p23.3 clustered with two relaxin genes and outside the critical region for the monosomy 9p syndrome

Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics

Volumn 81, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 275-277

  Veitia, Reiner ^c   Laurent, A ^a   Quintana Murci, L ^d   Ottolenghi, C ^b   Fellous, M ^d   Vidaud, M ^a   McElreavey, K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTIG; RELAXIN; SOMATOMEDIN;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 9P; EMBRYO; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE MAPPING; HUMAN; LIGAMENT; MONOSOMY; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PERICHONDRIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YEAST ARTIFICIAL CHROMOSOME;

RODENTIA;

EID: 0031686413     PISSN: 03010171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000015045     Document Type: Article

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