| Literature DB >> 3032771 |
J R McGill, S L Naylor, A Y Sakaguchi, C M Moore, D Boyd, K J Barrett, T B Shows, J W Drysdale.
Abstract
In humans, the H (heavy) and L (light) chains of the iron-storage protein ferritin, are derived from multigene families. We have examined the chromosomal distribution of these H and L sequences by Southern analysis of hybrid cell DNA and by chromosomal in situ hybridization. Our results show that human ferritin H genes and related sequences are found on at least seven different chromosomes while L genes and related sequences are on at least three different chromosomes. Further, we have mapped the chromosomal location of expressed genes for human H and L ferritin chains and have found an H sequence which may be a useful marker for idiopathic hemochromatosis.Entities:
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Year: 1987 PMID: 3032771 DOI: 10.1007/BF00283053
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Hum Genet ISSN: 0340-6717 Impact factor: 4.132