The gene for human growth hormone-releasing factor (GHRF) maps to or near chromosome 20p12.
Growth hormone-releasing factor (GHRF), a hypothalamic releasing factor also named somatocrinin, influences the secretion and synthesis of growth hormone. Human GHRF is encoded by a single gene which was assigned to chromosome 20 by dot-blot analysis of DNA from dual laser sorted chromosomes. Using a radioactive cDNA probe, we localized the GHRF gene to chromosome 20p12 or near band 20p12.
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Institut für Humangenetik, Universität Göttingen, Germany.
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D002871:Chromosome Banding; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002890:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 20; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D015342:DNA Probes; D013007:Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization
D015342:DNA Probes; D004247:DNA; D013007:Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone