First Author | Chowdhary BP | Year | 1995 |
Journal | Cytogenet Cell Genet | Volume | 68 |
Issue | 1-2 | Pages | 79-81 |
PubMed ID | 7956366 | Mgi Jnum | J:21767 |
Mgi Id | MGI:69681 | Doi | 10.1159/000133895 |
Citation | Chowdhary BP, et al. (1995) Localization of the human melanocortin-5 receptor gene (MC5R) to chromosome band 18p11.2 by fluorescence in situ hybridization. Cytogenet Cell Genet 68(1-2):79-81 |
abstractText | 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 18p11.2. |