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The gene for epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) has been localized to the p14-p12 region of human chromosome 7 by somatic cell hybridization and radioisotopein situ hybridization techniques. In this paper, we report the precise mapping of the EGFR gene to the band p12 of chromosome 7 using a novel method in which fluorescence images fromin situ hybridization and Q-banding are computer graphically merged. The novel procedure is described in detail.
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Wang, Y., Minoshima, S. & Shimizu, N. Precise mapping of the EGF receptor gene on the human chromosome 7p12 using an improved fish technique. Jap J Human Genet 38, 399–406 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01907986
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