Chapter 5 Long-Range Regulation of α-Globin Gene Expression

Advances in Genetics

Volumn 61, Issue , 2008, Pages 143-173

  Higgs, Douglas R ^a   Vernimmen, Douglas ^a   Wood, Bill ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOBIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE ORDER; GENETICS; HEMATOPOIESIS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYSIOLOGY; REGULATORY SEQUENCE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE ORDER; GLOBINS; HEMATOPOIESIS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MULTIGENE FAMILY; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 39049083467     PISSN: 00652660     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-2660(07)00005-3     Document Type: Review

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