Summary
A DNA probe for the interleukin-7 receptor gene was used for in situ hybridisation and Southern blot analysis of a series of rodent-human hybrid cell lines. The IL-7 receptor gene maps to 5p13.
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Lynch, M., Baker, E., Park, L.S. et al. The interleukin-7 receptor gene is at 5pl3. Hum Genet 89, 566–568 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00219186
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00219186