Experimental Hematology
Volume 35, Issue 3 , Pages 358-367 , March 2007

Stem cell transplantation demonstrates that Sox6 represses εy globin expression in definitive erythropoiesis of adult mice

  • Orit Cohen-Barak

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Arizona, College of Medicine, Tucson, Ariz., USA
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
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  • Drew T. Erickson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Arizona, College of Medicine, Tucson, Ariz., USA
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
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  • Michael S. Badowski

      Affiliations

    • Department of Immunology, University of Arizona, College of Medicine, Tucson, Ariz., USA
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  • Deborah A. Fuchs

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, University of Arizona, College of Medicine, Tucson, Ariz., USA
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  • Christine L. Klassen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Arizona, College of Medicine, Tucson, Ariz., USA
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  • David T. Harris

      Affiliations

    • Department of Immunology, University of Arizona, College of Medicine, Tucson, Ariz., USA
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  • Murray H. Brilliant

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Arizona, College of Medicine, Tucson, Ariz., USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationOffprint requests to: Murray H. Brilliant, Ph.D., University of Arizona College of Medicine Department of Pediatrics, Steele Children's Research Center 1501 N. Campbell Ave. Tucson, AZ 85724

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doi: 10.1016/j.exphem.2006.11.009

Experimental Hematology
Volume 35, Issue 3 , Pages 358-367 , March 2007

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