Imprinting on chromosome 20: Tissue-specific imprinting and imprinting mutations in the GNAS locus

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 377-386

  Kelsey, Gavin ^a  

^a BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Epimutations; GNAS; Gsalpha; Imprinting; Pseudohypoparathyroidism

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; CHROMOSOME 20; CHROMOSOME DELETION; DNA METHYLATION; GENE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENOME IMPRINTING; GNAS GENE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOHYPOPARATHYROIDISM; REVIEW; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; GENETICS; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

ALLELES; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 20; DNA METHYLATION; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; GTP-BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNITS, GS; HUMANS; MUTATION; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PSEUDOHYPOPARATHYROIDISM;

GNAS PROTEIN, HUMAN; STIMULATORY GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

EID: 77955876027     PISSN: 15524868     EISSN: 15524876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.c.30271     Document Type: Review

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