A new melanoma antigen-encoding gene subfamily in human chromosome X

Acta Genetica Sinica

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 202-203

  Zhang, Cheng Gang ^a   Xing, Gui Chun ^a   Wei, Han Dong ^a   Yu, Yong Tao ^a   He, Fu Chu ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF RADIATION MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Gene family; Human chromosome X; Melanoma antigen encoding gene; Tumor

Indexed keywords

MAGED1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; MAGED1 PROTEIN, MOUSE; MAGED1 PROTEIN, RAT; TUMOR ANTIGEN; TUMOR PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MELANOMA; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; RAT; X CHROMOSOME;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, NEOPLASM; HUMANS; MELANOMA; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; RATS; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0035228255     PISSN: 03794172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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