Comparative analysis of Alu insertion sequences in the APP 5′ flanking region in humans and other primates

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 722-731

  Clarimón, Jordi ^a   Andrés, Aida M ^a   Bertranpetit, Jaume ^a   Comas, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alu element; Alzheimer's disease; APP gene; Promoter; Regulatory region

Indexed keywords

NUCLEOTIDE;

ALU SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIMATE; PROMOTER REGION; REGULATORY SEQUENCE;

5' FLANKING REGION; ALU ELEMENTS; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CARRIER PROTEINS; DNA PRIMERS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PRIMATES; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

INSERTION SEQUENCES; PRIMATES;

EID: 2942650123     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-004-2594-y     Document Type: Article

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