Targeted remodeling of human β-globin promoter chromatin structure produces increased expression and decreased silencing

Blood Cells, Molecules, and Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 47-60

  Iler, Nancy ^a   Goodwin, Andrew J ^a   McInerney, Jane ^a   Nemeth, Michael J ^a   Pomerantz, Oded ^a   Layon, Michael E ^a   Lowrey, Christopher H ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBIN; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; GENE SILENCING; GLOBIN GENE; GLOBIN SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 0033081587     PISSN: 10799796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcmd.1999.0226     Document Type: Article

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