Comparison of X-chromosome inactivation patterns in multiple tissues from human females

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 309-313

  Bittel, D C ^a   Theodoro, M F ^a   Kibiryeva, N ^a   Fischer, W ^a   Talebizadeh, Z ^a   Butler, M G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD; BRAIN; CHILD; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DNA ISOLATION; FEMALE; FETUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GERM LAYER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSAGE COMPENSATION, GENETIC; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 43649091114     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.2007.055244     Document Type: Article

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