Non-coding RNAs at the Gnas and Snrpn-Ube3a imprinted gene loci and their involvement in hereditary disorders

Frontiers in Genetics

Volumn 3, Issue NOV, 2012, Pages

  Plagge, Antonius ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angelman syndrome; Genomic imprinting; Gnas; Non coding RNA; Prader willisyndrome; Pseudohypoparathyroidism; Snrpn; Ube3a

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876126629     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16648021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2012.00264     Document Type: Article

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