Identification and clone of human Alzheimer's disease related gene nicastrin promoter

Journal of Central South University (Medical Sciences)

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 9-13

  Yang, Mei ^a   Cai, Fang ^a   Wang, Rui Shan ^a   Pan, Qian ^a   Long, Zhi Gao ^a   Deng, Xiao Yun ^a   Xia, Kun ^a   Xia, Jia Hui ^a   Zhang, Zhuo Hua ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Nicastrin; Promoter

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; GAMMA SECRETASE; GENOMIC DNA; LUCIFERASE; NICASTRIN;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR CLONING; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN SECRETASES; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENES, REPORTER; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS);

EID: 33644896807     PISSN: 16727347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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