The 3' breakpoint of the Yunnanese ((A)γδβ)0-thalassemia deletion lies in an L1 family sequence: Implications for the mechanism of deletion and the reactivation of the (G)γ-globin gene

Human Genetics

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 90-95

  Zhang, Xue Qing ^a   Zhang, Jun Wu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; GAMMA GLOBIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME 11P; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE DELETION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR CLONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; THALASSEMIA;

ADULT; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CHINA; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FAMILY; GLOBINS; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REFERENCE VALUES; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SEQUENCE DELETION; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 0031689498     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004390050789     Document Type: Article

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