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. 1995;68(1-2):79-81.
doi: 10.1159/000133895.

Localization of the human melanocortin-5 receptor gene (MC5R) to chromosome band 18p11.2 by fluorescence in situ hybridization

B P Chowdhary  1 , I Gustavsson, J E Wikberg, V Chhajlani
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Localization of the human melanocortin-5 receptor gene (MC5R) to chromosome band 18p11.2 by fluorescence in situ hybridization

B P Chowdhary et al. Cytogenet Cell Genet. 1995.

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 18p11.2.

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