Comparative aspects of the Werner syndrome gene

In Vivo

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 165-171

  Oshima, Junko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Werner syndrome gene

Indexed keywords

CELL FUNCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GENE; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PROGERIA; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVIEW; WERNER SYNDROME;

EID: 0034076032     PISSN: 0258851X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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