Structure and function of the human chromosome 15 imprinting center

Journal of Cellular Physiology

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 237-241

  Horsthemke, Bernhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME 15; CHROMOSOME DISORDER; CONFERENCE PAPER; DELETION MUTANT; DNA METHYLATION; GENE MAPPING; HAPPY PUPPET SYNDROME; HUMAN; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNIPARENTAL DISOMY;

ANGELMAN SYNDROME; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 15; DNA METHYLATION; GENE DELETION; HUMANS; IMPRINTING (PSYCHOLOGY); MUTATION; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME;

EID: 0030784857     PISSN: 00219541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4652(199711)173:2<237::AID-JCP28>3.0.CO;2-B     Document Type: Conference Paper

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