Human chromosome 7 circa 2004: A model for structural and functional studies of the human genome

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 13, Issue REV. ISS. 2, 2004, Pages

  Scherer, Stephen W ^a,b   Green, Eric D ^c  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

CHROMOSOME 7; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CHROMOSOME MAP; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC MODEL; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 7; GENOME, HUMAN; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL CHROMOSOME MAPPING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 5444224123     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddh231     Document Type: Review

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