X-chromosome inactivation analysis in a female carrier of FOXP3 mutation

Clinical and Experimental Immunology

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 127-130

  Tommasini, A ^a   Ferrari, S ^b   Moratto, D ^b   Badolato, R ^b   Boniotto, M ^a   Pirulli, D ^a   Notarangelo, L D ^b   Andolina, M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IRCCS BURLO GAROFOLO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

FOXP3; IPEX; T lymphocytes; X chromosome inactivation

Indexed keywords

CD19 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE CLONE; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIARRHEA; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DOSAGE COMPENSATION, GENETIC; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DISEASES; FEMALE; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS; MALE; MUTATION, MISSENSE; POINT MUTATION; SYNDROME;

EID: 0036379775     PISSN: 00099104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.2002.01940.x     Document Type: Article

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