Alterations in the regulation of expression of the α1(I) collagen gene (COL1A1) in systemic sclerosis (scleroderma)

Springer Seminars in Immunopathology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 397-414

  Jimenez, Sergio A ^a   Saitta, Biagio ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROBLAST; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRON; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; REVIEW; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0033366710     PISSN: 03444325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf00870302     Document Type: Review

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