Identification and characterization of a novel liver-specific enhancer of the human phenylalanine hydroxylase gene

Human Genetics

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 235-243

  Chen, Kuan Ju ^b   Chao, Hung Kun ^a   Hsiao, Kwang Jen ^a,b   Su, Tsung Sheng ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; DNA; GENOMIC DNA; NUCLEAR FACTOR I; PHENYLALANINE; PHENYLALANINE 4 MONOOXYGENASE; RNA; TYROSINE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BINDING SITE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; DNA FLANKING REGION; ENHANCER REGION; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPHENYLALANINEMIA; HYPERSENSITIVITY; LIVER; LIVER CELL; MALE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; PHENYLKETONURIA; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE;

ALLELES; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CELL LINE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CYCLIC AMP; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; DNA; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; ENHANCER ELEMENTS (GENETICS); FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PEDIGREE; PHENYLALANINE HYDROXYLASE; PHENYLKETONURIAS; POINT MUTATION; RNA PROCESSING, POST-TRANSCRIPTIONAL; SEQUENCE DELETION; TAIWAN; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0036524046     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00439-002-0677-7     Document Type: Article

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