Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome: Imprinting in clusters revisited

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 247-252

  Maher, Eamonn R ^a   Reik, Wolf ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; GENE PRODUCT; RNA;

ANIMAL MODEL; BECKWITH WIEDEMANN SYNDROME; CHROMOSOME 11P; CHROMOSOME DUPLICATION; DNA METHYLATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONTROL; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETIC MODEL; GENOME IMPRINTING; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNIPARENTAL DISOMY;

EID: 0033975096     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/jci9340     Document Type: Review

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