Extremely skewed X-chromosome inactivation is increased in pre-eclampsia

Human Genetics

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 101-105

  Uz, Elif ^a   Dolen, Ismail ^b   Al, Atakan R ^b   Ozcelik, Tayfun ^a  

^a BILKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; DNA; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEEK; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

EID: 33947226746     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00439-006-0281-3     Document Type: Article

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