A long-range Shh enhancer regulates expression in the developing limb and fin and is associated with preaxial polydactyly

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 12, Issue 14, 2003, Pages 1725-1735

  Lettice, Laura A ^a   Heaney, Simon J H ^a   Purdie, Lorna A ^a   Li, Li ^b   de Beer, Philippe ^c   Oostra, B A ^b   Goode, Debbie ^d   Elgar, Greg ^d   Hill, Robert E ^a   de Graaff, Esther ^b  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d MRC HGMP Resource Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 7Q; DNA MODIFICATION; EMBRYO POLARITY; ENHANCER REGION; FISH; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; INTRON; LIMB BUD; LIMB DEVELOPMENT; LIMB MALFORMATION; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POINT MUTATION; POLYDACTYLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 7; EGG PROTEINS; ENHANCER ELEMENTS (GENETICS); EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; HEDGEHOG PROTEINS; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEDIGREE; POLYDACTYLY; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; TAKIFUGU; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

ERINACEIDAE; TETRAPODA;

EID: 0042810698     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddg180     Document Type: Article

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