Spread of X-chromosome inactivation into autosomal sequences: Role for DNA elements, chromatin features and chromosomal domains

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1211-1223

  Cotton, Allison M ^a   Chen, Chih Yu ^a,b   Lam, Lucia L ^b   Wasserman, Wyeth W ^a,b   Kobor, Michael S ^a,b   Brown, Carolyn J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, X; CPG ISLANDS; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC MARKERS; HETEROCHROMATIN; HUMANS; MALE; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

EID: 84894051999     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: 14602083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddt513     Document Type: Article

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