Transcriptional control of the human glucocorticoid receptor: Identification and analysis of alternative promoter regions

Human Genetics

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 533-543

  Cao Lei, Lei ^a,b   Leija, Salomon Carlos ^a   Kumsta, Robert ^c,d   Wüst, Stefan ^e   Meyer, Jobst ^b   Turner, Jonathan D ^a,b   Muller, Claude P ^a,b  

^a LABORATOIRE NATIONAL DE SANTÉ   (Luxembourg)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^e CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; LUCIFERASE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CELL SPECIFICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; DEREGULATION; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EXON; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRON; MOLECULAR CLONING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 79955563785     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: 14321203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00439-011-0949-1     Document Type: Article

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