A novel polymorphism in the human interleukin-13 (IL-13) promoter

European Journal of Immunogenetics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 53-54

  Laundy, G J ^a   Spink, C F ^a   Keen, L J ^a   Wood, N A P ^a   Bidwell, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 13;

ARTICLE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOGENETICS; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; START CODON; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

BASE SEQUENCE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-13; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID;

EID: 0033969470     PISSN: 09607420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2370.2000.00192.x     Document Type: Article

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