Ectopic XIST transcripts in human somatic cells show variable expression and localization

Cytogenetic and Genome Research

Volumn 99, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 92-98

  Chow, J C ^a   Hall, L L ^b   Lawrence, J B ^b   Brown, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA;

ARTICLE; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOMATIC CELL GENETICS; TRANSGENE; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE;

GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VECTORS; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MALE; RNA; RNA, UNTRANSLATED; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSFECTION; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0344530943     PISSN: 14248581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000071579     Document Type: Article

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