Contribution of gene conversion in the evolution of the human β-like globin gene family

Human Genetics

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 117-125

  Papadakis, Manoussos N ^a,b   Patrinos, George P ^a,c  

^a Unit of Prenatal Diagnosis   (Greece)

^b LAIKO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN F;

BETA THALASSEMIA; EVOLUTION; GENE CONVERSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GLOBIN GENE; HUMAN; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE CONVERSION; GLOBINS; HUMANS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

FUNGI;

EID: 0033049472     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004390050923     Document Type: Review

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