Imprinting mechanisms in mammals

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 154-164

  Reik, Wolf ^a   Walter, Jörn ^b  

^a BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR GENETICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIS ACTING ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENOME IMPRINTING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

EID: 0032054997     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-437X(98)80136-6     Document Type: Article

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