Rett syndrome: The first forty years: 1966-2006

Epigenetics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-

  Esteller, Manel ^a  

^a Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas   (Spain)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Epigenetics; Histone; Imprinting; MECP2; Neurology; Rett Syndrome

Indexed keywords

DNA; HISTONE; HISTONE DEACETYLASE; HISTONE METHYLTRANSFERASE; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2;

CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA METHYLATION; EDITORIAL; GENE CONTROL; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENE SILENCING; GENOME IMPRINTING; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; RETT SYNDROME; UPREGULATION; X CHROMOSOME; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

EID: 34249708834     PISSN: 15592294     EISSN: 15592308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/epi.2.1.3695     Document Type: Editorial

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