Inactivation status of PCDH11X: Sexual dimorphisms in gene expression levels in brain

Human Genetics

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 267-275

  Lopes, Alexandra M ^a   Ross, Norman ^b   Close, James ^b   Dagnall, Adam ^b   Amorim, António ^a   Crow, Timothy J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISULFITE; CADHERIN; DNA; PROTOCADHERIN 11X; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANEUPLOIDY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN TISSUE; CHIMPANZEE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENETIC TRAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UPREGULATION; X CHROMOSOME; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CADHERINS; DNA METHYLATION; DOSAGE COMPENSATION, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MALE; PAN TROGLODYTES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

ANIMALIA; HOMO SAPIENS; PAN; PAN TROGLODYTES;

EID: 33645002056     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00439-006-0134-0     Document Type: Article

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