Human X inactivation center induces random X chromosome inactivation in male transgenic mice

Genomics

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 113-121

  Migeon, Barbara R ^a   Kazi, Ethan ^a   Haisley Royster, Camille ^a   Hu, Jie ^a   Reeves, Roger ^a   Call, Linda ^a   Lawler, Ann ^a   Moore, Clara S ^a   Morrison, Harris ^b   Jeppesen, Peter ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CHROMOSOME 11; CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPLICATION; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; X CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; MURINAE; MUS MUSCULUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0033566090     PISSN: 08887543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/geno.1999.5861     Document Type: Article

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