Two novel polymorphisms in the human transforming growth factor beta 2 gene

Genes and Immunity

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 295-296

  Alansari, A ^a   Hajeer, A H ^a   Bayat, A ^a   Eyre, S ^a   Carthy, D ^a   Ollier, W E R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

5 UTR; Insertion; Polymorphism; TGF 2

Indexed keywords

TGFB2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA2;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HUMAN; SPAIN; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNITED KINGDOM;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SPAIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA2; TURKEY;

EID: 0035430799     PISSN: 14664879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.gene.6363780     Document Type: Article

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