Transcriptional activity of the RHOB gene is influenced by regulatory polymorphisms in its promoter region

Genomic Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 125-128

  Mahr, Sandra ^a   Müller Hilke, Brigitte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chondrocytes; Gene expression; Osteoarthritis; Regulatory polymorphisms

Indexed keywords

EID: 41149148182     PISSN: 18717934     EISSN: 18717942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11568-007-9012-7     Document Type: Article

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