Genomic organization and chromosomal mapping of ELKS, a gene rearranged in a papillary thyroid carcinoma

Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 6-11

  Yokota, Takashi ^a   Nakata, Tomoko ^a   Minami, Shiro ^a   Inazawa, Jyoji ^b   Emi, Mitsuru ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Break point; ELKS; Fusion gene; Papillary thyroid carcinoma

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 12P; CHROMOSOME MAP; EXON; FUSION GENE; GENE LOCATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INTRON; MOLECULAR CLONING; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; THYROID CARCINOMA; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

EID: 0033982906     PISSN: 14345161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100380050002     Document Type: Article

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