Human genome research in China

Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 214-222

  Qiang, Boqin ^a,b  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Human disease related genes; Human genome; Microbial genome; Rice genome

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGENESIS; CHINA; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MAPPING; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETICS; GENOME; GENOMICS; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MICROBIAL GENETICS; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RICE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

CHINA; GENETICS, MEDICAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME PROJECT; HUMANS; ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 2142662138     PISSN: 09462716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00109-003-0515-y     Document Type: Review

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