The radial arrangement of the human chromosome 7 in the lymphocyte cell nucleus is associated with chromosomal band gene density

Chromosoma

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 399-410

  Federico, Concetta ^a   Cantarella, Catia Daniela ^a   Mare, Patrizia ^a   Tosi, Sabrina ^b   Saccone, Salvatore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME 7; CHROMOSOME 7Q; CHROMOSOME BAND; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; GC RICH SEQUENCE; GENE INTERACTION; GENE LOCATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE STRUCTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE;

CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMOSOME BANDING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 7; GC RICH SEQUENCE; GENES; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 46449101478     PISSN: 00095915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00412-008-0160-x     Document Type: Article

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