MLL2: A new mammalian member of the trx/MLL family of genes

Genomics

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 187-192

  Fitzgerald, Kevin T ^a   Diaz, Manuel O ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; CHROMOSOME 11Q; CHROMOSOME 19Q; CHROMOSOME IDENTIFICATION; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; DROSOPHILA; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEUKEMIA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033566237     PISSN: 08887543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/geno.1999.5860     Document Type: Article

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