Epigenetics, fragile X syndrome and transcriptional therapy

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 161, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2797-2808

  Tabolacci, Elisabetta ^a   Chiurazzi, Pietro ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epigenetics; Fragile X syndrome; Transcriptional therapy

Indexed keywords

5 AZA 2' DEOXYCYTIDINE; 5 METHYLCYTOSINE; ARYLBUTYRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BETA GLOBULIN; BUTYRIC ACID; CYTOSINE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; HISTONE; HISTONE DEACETYLASE INHIBITOR; LEVACECARNINE; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; TRICHOSTATIN A; VALPROIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DEMETHYLATION; DNA METHYLATION; DRUG POTENTIATION; EPIGENETICS; EUCHROMATIN; FMR1 GENE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE; GENE REPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HISTONE ACETYLATION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; MOLECULARLY TARGETED THERAPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; SIMPLE SEQUENCE REPEAT; TARGETED GENE REPAIR;

EPIGENETICS; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; TRANSCRIPTIONAL THERAPY;

ANIMALS; AZACITIDINE; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HISTONE DEACETYLASE INHIBITORS; HISTONES; HUMANS; RNA; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84886298245     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.36264     Document Type: Article

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