Positive Selection on a Human-Specific Transcription Factor Binding Site Regulating IL4 Expression

Current Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 23, 2003, Pages 2118-2123

  Rockman, Matthew V ^a   Hahn, Matthew W ^a   Soranzo, Nicole ^b   Goldstein, David B ^b   Wray, Gregory A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0345526412     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2003.11.025     Document Type: Article

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