Identification of C to T mutation at position -236 bp in the human NRAMP1 gene promoter

Immunogenetics

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 309-311

  Lewis, Lee Anne ^a   Victor, Thomas C ^a   Hoal van Helden, Eileen G ^a   Blackwell, Jenefer M ^b   Da Silva Tatley, Fernanda ^c   Tullett, Samantha ^c   Ehlers, Mario ^c   Beyers, Nulda ^a   Donald, Peter R ^a   Van Helden, Paul D ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; THYMINE;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 2Q; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENETICS; MACROPHAGE; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

EID: 9444231108     PISSN: 00937711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02602562     Document Type: Article

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