Identification of a testis-specific gene (C15orf2) in the Prader-Willi syndrome region on chromosome 15

Genomics

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 174-183

  Färber, Claudia ^a   Groß, Stephanie ^a   Neesen, Jürgen ^b   Buiting, Karin ^a   Horsthemke, Bernhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 15; DNA METHYLATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GERM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRON; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS;

EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 0343238293     PISSN: 08887543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/geno.2000.6158     Document Type: Article

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