Cockayne Syndrome Group B Cellular and Biochemical Functions

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1217-1239

  Licht, Cecilie Löe ^a   Stevnsner, Tinna ^a   Bohr, Vilhelm A ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CS COMPLEMENTATION GROUP B PROTEIN; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

COCKAYNE SYNDROME; CSA GENE; CSB GENE; DNA REPAIR; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PREMATURE AGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; SYNDROME DELINEATION;

EID: 0346101496     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/380399     Document Type: Article

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