A high proportion of chromosome 21 promoter polymorphisms influence transcriptional activity

Gene Expression

Volumn 11, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 233-239

  Buckland, Paul R ^a   Coleman, Sharol L ^a   Hoogendoorn, Bastiaan ^a   Guy, Carol ^a   Smith, S Kaye ^a   O'Donovan, Michael C ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

B3GALT5; Cataracts; CRYAA; Down syndrome; Galactosyltransferase; Hepatitis C; IFNAR1; KCNJ15; NCAM2

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CRYSTALLIN; CYTOKINE RECEPTOR; DNA; GALACTOSYLTRANSFERASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; INWARDLY RECTIFYING POTASSIUM CHANNEL; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; B3GALT5 GENE; CATARACT; CELL CULTURE; CHROMOSOME 21; CHROMOSOME MAP; CRYAA GENE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOWN SYNDROME; EMBRYO; GENE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IFNAR1 GENE; IGSF5 GENE; KCNJ15 GENE; NCAM2 GENE; PHENOTYPE; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 2942562374     PISSN: 10522166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/000000003783992225     Document Type: Article

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