A closer look at long-range chromosomal interactions

Trends in Biochemical Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 277-280

  Dekker, Job ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBIN; RNA;

CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; GENE CONTROL; GENE LOCUS; GENE TARGETING; GENOME; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

MURINAE;

EID: 0038434064     PISSN: 09680004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-0004(03)00089-6     Document Type: Review

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