X-chromosome methylation ratios as indicators of chromosomal activity: Evidence of intraindividual divergencies among tissues of different embryonal origin

Human Genetics

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 330-333

  Azofeifa, Jorge ^a,c   Waldherr, Rüdiger ^b   Cremer, Marion ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL MEDULLA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME POLYMORPHISM; DIFFERENTIATION; DNA METHYLATION; ECTODERM; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDODERM; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LEUKOCYTE; MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID GLAND; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

EID: 0030062816     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02185765     Document Type: Article

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