The methylation locus and frequency pattern on p16INK4a gene promoter CpG in epidermis of patients with psoriasis

Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 674-676

  Chen, Min ^a   Cui, Pan Gen ^a   Yao, Xu ^a   Cao, Yuan Hua ^a   Gong, Juan Qin ^a   Li, An Sheng ^b   Chen, Zhi Qiang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF DERMATOLOGY   (China)

^b PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

CpG methylation; p16INK4a gene; Promoter; Psoriasis

Indexed keywords

CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITOR 2A; DNA;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; DNA SEQUENCE; EPIDERMIS; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMAN; METHYLATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSORIASIS VULGARIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BASE SEQUENCE; CPG ISLANDS; CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITOR P16; DNA METHYLATION; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PSORIASIS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN P14ARF; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 37149033633     PISSN: 10039406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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