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A cDNA for human thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) receptor has been isolated from a human pituitary cDNA library. By using this cDNA as a biotinylated probe, the gene encoding the TRH receptor has been localized to chromosome 8q23 by in situ hybridization.
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Morrison, N., Duthie, S.M., Boyd, E. et al. Assignment of the gene encoding the human thyrotropin-releasing hormone receptor to 8q23 by fluorescence in situ hybridization. Hum Genet 93, 716–718 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00201580
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