Mosaic methylation of the repeat unit of the human ribosomal RNA genes

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 451-456

  Brock, Graham J R ^a   Bird, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA 18S; RNA 28S;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA METHYLATION; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; SILENT GENE;

BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, AFFINITY; CPG ISLANDS; DNA METHYLATION; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GENE LIBRARY; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; RESTRICTION MAPPING; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 28S; SPERMATOZOA; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0031052941     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/6.3.451     Document Type: Article

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