Genomics and genetics of gonadotropin beta-subunit genes: Unique FSHB and duplicated LHB/CGB loci

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 329, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 4-16

  Nagirnaja, Liina ^a   Rull, Kristiina ^a,b   Uusküla, Liis ^a   Hallast, Pille ^a   Grigorova, Marina ^a,b   Laan, Maris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

FSHB; Gene conversion; Gene duplications; Gene expression; Gonadotropin hormones; HCG beta; LHB; Mutations; Polymorphisms; Selection

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; FOLLITROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BETA SUBUNIT;

DNA SEQUENCE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONVERSION; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOCATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOMICS; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT; GENETIC LOCI; GENOME, HUMAN; GONADOTROPINS; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT; PROTEIN SUBUNITS;

EID: 77957166466     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2010.04.024     Document Type: Review

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