A skewed view of X chromosome inactivation

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 20-23

  Minks, Jakub ^a   Robinson, Wendy P ^a   Brown, Carolyn J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATIC CELL; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, X; COHORT STUDIES; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

EID: 38149059844     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: 15588238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI34470     Document Type: Note

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