NWC, a new gene within RAG locus: Could it keep GOD under control?

International Journal of Immunogenetics

Volumn 35, Issue 4-5, 2008, Pages 395-399

  Kisielow, P ^a   Miazek, A ^a   Cebrat, M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF IMMUNOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL THERAPY   (Poland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARCINOGENICITY; GENE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HUMAN; INTRON; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; NWC GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RECOMBINATION ACTIVATING GENE; RECOMBINATION ACTIVATING GENE 1; RECOMBINATION ACTIVATING GENE 2;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC VARIATION; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC;

EID: 52649170769     PISSN: 17443121     EISSN: 1744313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-313X.2008.00791.x     Document Type: Article

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