DNA methylation in genomic imprinting, development, and disease

Journal of Pathology

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 97-110

  Frantz, Gretchen D ^a   Pham, Thinh Q ^a   Peale Jr, Franklin V ^a   Hillan, Kenneth J ^a  

^a GENENTECH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Angelman syndrome; Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome; Cancer; Imprinting; Methylation; Prader Willi syndrome

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; BECKWITH WIEDEMANN SYNDROME; CANCER; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENT; DNA METHYLATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; GENOME IMPRINTING; HAPPY PUPPET SYNDROME; HUMAN; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ANGELMAN SYNDROME; ANIMALS; BECKWITH-WIEDEMANN SYNDROME; CHROMATIN; CPG ISLANDS; DNA METHYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; HUMANS; MICE; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME;

EID: 0034801809     PISSN: 00223417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/path.890     Document Type: Review

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