Disease-gene discovery by integration of 3D gene expression and transcription factor binding affinities

Bioinformatics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 468-475

  Piro, Rosario M ^a,b   Molineris, Ivan ^c   Di Cunto, Ferdinando ^c   Eils, Roland ^a,b   König, Rainer ^a,b  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETICS; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; PROMOTER REGION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENES; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MICE; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874294912     PISSN: 13674803     EISSN: 14602059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/bts720     Document Type: Article

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