Transcriptional control: Imprinting insulation

Current Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2000, Pages

  Wolffe, Alan P ^a  

^a SANGAMO BIOSCIENCES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLATION; H19 GENE; IGF2 GENE; PROTEIN BINDING; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

EID: 0034659265     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(00)00534-0     Document Type: Review

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