A human sex-chromosomal gene family expressed in male germ cells and encoding variably charged proteins

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 311-319

  Lahn, Bruce T ^a,b   Page, David C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GERM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ICHTHYOSIS; MALE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SEX CHROMOSOME; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033978639     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/9.2.311     Document Type: Article

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