Genomic imprinting: Genetic mechanisms and phenotypic consequences in Prader-Willi and Angelman syndromes

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 715-724

  Fridman, Cintia ^a   Koiffmann, Célia P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UBE3A PROTEIN; UBIQUITIN PROTEIN LIGASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 15Q; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOME DUPLICATION; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA MODIFICATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENOME IMPRINTING; HAPPY PUPPET SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; REVIEW; UNIPARENTAL DISOMY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034431527     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572000000400004     Document Type: Review

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