Extensive normal copy number variation of a β-defensin antimicrobial-gene cluster

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 591-600

  Hollox, E J ^a,d   Armour, J A L ^a   Barber, J C K ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA DEFENSIN; CYTOKINE; MESSENGER RNA; RNA;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 8P; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPLOIDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0042387792     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/378157     Document Type: Article

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