MAGE Xp-2: A member of the MAGE gene family isolated from an expression library using systemic lupus erythematosus sera

Molecular Genetics and Metabolism

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 3-13

  McCurdy, D K ^a   Tai, L Q ^b   Nguyen, J ^b   Wang, Z ^b   Yang, H M ^b   Udar, N ^b   Naiem, F ^b   Concannon, P ^c   Gatti, R A ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF ORANGE COUNTY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c BENAROYA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Chromosome Xp; DAM genes; Epithelial carcinoma; MAGE genes; Melanoma; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CARCINOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE STRUCTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MELANOMA CELL; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

EID: 0031695899     PISSN: 10967192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mgme.1997.2639     Document Type: Article

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