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DNA probes to the human interleukin 4 (IL4) and interleukin 6 (IL6) genes have been used for in situ hybridization to normal human chromosomes and Southern blot analysis of a series of mouse-human hybrid cell lines. IL4 maps to 5q31, the same location as IL5 and other haemopoietic growth factor genes. IL6 maps to 7p15. The significance of these locations is discussed.
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Sutherland, G.R., Baker, E., Callen, D.F. et al. Interleukin 4 is at 5q31 and interleukin 6 is at 7p15. Hum Genet 79, 335–337 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00282171
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