Balanced X chromosome inactivation patterns in the Rett syndrome brain

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 164-168

  Shahbazian, Mona D ^a   Sun, Yaling ^a   Zoghbi, Huda Y ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

MECP2; Rett syndrome; X chromosome inactivation

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; CYTOSINE; GUANINE; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2; NUCLEOTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; AMINO ACID; DNA;

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILD; CPG ISLAND; FEMALE; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETT SYNDROME; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE; X CHROMOSOME LINKED DISORDER; BRAIN; CHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PATHOLOGY; X CHROMOSOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMINO ACIDS; BRAIN; CHILD; DNA; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DOSAGE COMPENSATION (GENETICS); FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MUTATION; RETT SYNDROME; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; X CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, X; DOSAGE COMPENSATION, GENETIC; HUMANS;

GOES;

EID: 0037158475     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.10557     Document Type: Article

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