Localization of the human melanocortin-5 receptor gene (MC5R) to chromosome band 18p11.2 by fluorescence in situ hybridization
- 1 January 1995
- journal article
- Published by S. Karger AG in Cytogenetic and Genome Research
- Vol. 68 (1-2) , 79-81
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000133895
Abstract
The recently cloned novel MC5R gene is suggested to be a mediator of neural functions of the melanocortic peptides, such as melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH) and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). We now report the localization of the human MC5R locus to chromosome 18pll.2.Keywords
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