Control of beta globin genes

Journal of Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 801-810

  Mahajan, Milind C ^a   Karmakar, Subhradip ^a   Weissman, Sherman M ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epigenetics; Globin genes; Intergenic RNA; LCR

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBIN; HISTONE;

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; EPIGENETICS; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REGULATOR GENE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; DNA, INTERGENIC; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GLOBINS; HUMANS; LOCUS CONTROL REGION;

EID: 35649021822     PISSN: 07302312     EISSN: 10974644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcb.21507     Document Type: Review

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