Cloning and characterization of EphA3 (Hek) gene promoter: DNA methylation regulates expression in hematopoietic tumor cells

Blood

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 2477-2486

  Dottori, Mirella ^a   Down, Michelle ^a   Hüttmann, Andreas ^a   Fitzpatrick, David R ^a   Boyd, Andrew W ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA; RNA; TYROSINE KINASE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; DNA METHYLATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEMATOPOIETIC CELL; HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TUMOR CELL;

EID: 0033215506     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1182/blood.v94.7.2477.419k13_2477_2486     Document Type: Article

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