A functional polymorphism in the monoamine oxidase A gene promoter

Human Genetics

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 273-279

  Sabol, Sue Z ^a   Hu, Stella ^a   Hamer, Dean ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING) ISOENZYME A; REPETITIVE DNA;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CELL TYPE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ETHNIC GROUP; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE FUSION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MARKER GENE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

ADULT; ALLELES; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; MONOAMINE OXIDASE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS);

EID: 0031711343     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004390050816     Document Type: Article

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