Characterisation of the human snail (SNAI1) gene and exclusion as a major disease gene in craniosynostosis

Human Genetics

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 320-326

  Twigg, Stephen R F ^a   Wilkie, Andrew O M ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SNAIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 20Q; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; FETUS; GENE; GENE ISOLATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 2; CRANIOSYNOSTOSES; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FETUS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; PSEUDOGENES; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; ZINC FINGERS;

EID: 0032828334     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004390051108     Document Type: Article

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