Leukemia Research
Volume 22, Issue 11 , Pages 1037-1048 , November 1998

Identification of an upstream enhancer containing an AML1 site in the human myeloperoxidase (MPO) gene

  • Garth E. Austin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Decatur, GA 30033, USA
    • Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 404 3216111 ext. 2049; fax: +1 404 2353007; email: austin.garth@atlanta.va.gov.
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  • Wei-Guo Zhao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Decatur, GA 30033, USA
    • Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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  • Ajit Regmi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Decatur, GA 30033, USA
    • Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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  • Ji-Pu Lu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Decatur, GA 30033, USA
    • Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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  • Joshua Braun

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Decatur, GA 30033, USA

Received 27 January 1998 ,Revised 2 May 1998 ,Accepted 25 May 1998.

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Leukemia Research
Volume 22, Issue 11 , Pages 1037-1048 , November 1998