The impact of cis-acting polymorphisms on the human phenotype

HUGO Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 13-23

  Jones, Bryony L ^a   Swallow, Dallas M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allelic expression; Cis acting polymorphism; Gene expression; Phenotypic variability; Regulation; Soft selective sweeps

Indexed keywords

CIS ACTING ELEMENT; LACTASE;

ALLELE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DRUG RESPONSE; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN GENETICS; HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; PHARMACOGENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; RNA SEQUENCE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 83555176111     PISSN: 18776558     EISSN: 18776566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11568-011-9155-4     Document Type: Review

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