Chapter 8 Genomic Imprinting and Imprinting Defects in Humans

Advances in Genetics

Volumn 61, Issue , 2008, Pages 225-246

  Horsthemke, Bernhard ^a   Buiting, Karin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHROMOSOME 11; CHROMOSOME 15; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETICS; GENOME IMPRINTING; HUMAN; MOSAICISM; PARENT; PEDIGREE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 11; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 15; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, GENETIC; MOSAICISM; PARENTS; PEDIGREE;

EID: 39049171424     PISSN: 00652660     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-2660(07)00008-9     Document Type: Review

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