MECP2 promoter methylation and x chromosome inactivation in autism

Autism Research

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 169-178

  Nagarajan, Raman P ^a   Patzel, Katherine A ^a   Martin, Michelle ^a   Yasui, Dag H ^a   Swanberg, Susan E ^a   Hertz Picciotto, Irva ^a,b   Hansen, Robin L ^a,b   Van De Water, Judy ^b   Pessah, Isaac N ^b   Jiang, Ruby ^c   Robinson, Wendy P ^c   LaSalle, Janine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epigenetics; MECP2; Postmortem brain; X chromosome inactivation

Indexed keywords

MECP2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2; PRIMER DNA;

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HUMAN; METHYLATION; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; X CHROMOSOME; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; BRAIN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, X; DNA PRIMERS; HUMANS; METHYL-CPG-BINDING PROTEIN 2; METHYLATION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

EID: 67650139492     PISSN: 19393792     EISSN: 19393806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aur.24     Document Type: Article

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