The role of DNA methylation and histone modifications in transcriptional regulation in humans

Subcellular Biochemistry

Volumn 61, Issue , 2013, Pages 289-317

  Miller, Jaime L ^a   Grant, Patrick A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE; RNA;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; DNA METHYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW;

CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HISTONES; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; RNA; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84894225898     PISSN: 03060225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-4525-4_13     Document Type: Article

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