Deletion of a silencer element in Igf2 results in loss of imprinting independent of H19

Nature Genetics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 203-206

  Constância, Miguel ^a   Dean, Wendy ^a   Lopes, Susana ^a   Moore, Tom ^a   Kelsey, Gavin ^a   Reik, Wolf ^a  

^a BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FACTOR; RNA;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 7; ENHANCER REGION; GENE CONTROL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOME IMPRINTING; MESODERM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SILENCER GENE;

ANIMAL; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; EXONS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE SILENCING; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR II; MALE; MICE; RNA, UNTRANSLATED; SEQUENCE DELETION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0342572600     PISSN: 10614036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/79930     Document Type: Article

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