Parent-of-origin specific histone acetylation and reactivation of a key imprinted gene locus in Prader-Willi syndrome

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1958-1962

  Saitoh, Shinji ^a   Wada, Takahito ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE; METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ACETYLATION; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME 15Q; DEMETHYLATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENE SILENCING; GENOME IMPRINTING; HUMAN; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033924890     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/302917     Document Type: Article

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