Dna methylation profiling in X;autosome translocations supports a role for L1 repeats in the spread of X chromosome inactivation

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1224-1236

  Tannan, Neeta Bala ^a   Brahmachary, Manisha ^a   Garg, Paras ^a   Borel, Christelle ^a,e   Alnefaie, Randah ^b   Watson, Corey T ^a   Simon Thomas, N ^c,d   Sharp, Andrew J ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, X; DNA METHYLATION; GENE SILENCING; GENES, X-LINKED; HUMANS; LONG INTERSPERSED NUCLEOTIDE ELEMENTS; NUCLEOTIDE MOTIFS; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

EID: 84894101635     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: 14602083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddt553     Document Type: Article

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