Organization of the human RH50A gene (RHAG) and evolution of base composition of the RH gene family

Genomics

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 286-293

  Matassi, Giorgio ^a   Chérif Zahar, Baya ^a   Raynal, Virginie ^a   Rouger, Philippe ^a   Cartron, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA TRANSFUSION SANGUINE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; EVOLUTION; EXON; GENE FUNCTION; GENE STRUCTURE; INTRON; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0344625370     PISSN: 08887543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/geno.1997.5112     Document Type: Article

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