Genetics of endocrine disease: A highly complex organization of the regulatory region of the human CYP19 (Aromatase) gene revealed by the human genome project

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 4600-4602

  Sebastian, Siby ^a   Bulun, Serdar E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE;

CHROMOSOME 15Q; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE CONTROL; GENE LOCATION; GONAD FUNCTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SHORT SURVEY; ARTICLE; GENETICS; HUMAN GENOME PROJECT; REGULATOR GENE;

AROMATASE; GENES, REGULATOR; HUMAN GENOME PROJECT; HUMANS;

EID: 0034751150     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.86.10.4600     Document Type: Short Survey

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