MeCP2 deficiency in Rett syndrome causes epigenetic aberrations at the PWS/AS imprinting center that affects UBE3A expression

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1049-1058

  Makedonski, Kirill ^a   Abuhatzira, Liron ^a   Kaufman, Yotam ^a   Razin, Aharon ^a   Shemer, Ruth ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY RNA; HISTONE H3; MESSENGER RNA; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2; UBIQUITIN PROTEIN LIGASE; UBIQUITIN PROTEIN LIGASE 3A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACETYLATION; ADULT; ALLELE; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIGENETICS; FEMALE; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC DISORDER; HAPPY PUPPET SYNDROME; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MALE; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR IMPRINTING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETT SYNDROME;

ANGELMAN SYNDROME; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; HUMANS; METHYL-CPG-BINDING PROTEIN 2; MICE; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REPRESSOR PROTEINS; RETT SYNDROME; UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASES;

EID: 17744380972     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddi097     Document Type: Article

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