Learning about genomics and disease from the anucleate human red blood cell

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 120, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 4204-4206

  Benz Jr , Edward J ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKYRIN; HEMOGLOBIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EPIGENETICS; ERYTHROBLAST; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROPOIESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOMICS; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; ERYTHROCYTE AGING; ERYTHROCYTES; ERYTHROPOIESIS; GENOMICS; HUMANS; INSULATOR ELEMENTS;

EID: 78649806284     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: 15588238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI45433     Document Type: Note

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