Landscape of DNA methylation on the X chromosome reflects CpG density, functional chromatin state and X-chromosome inactivation

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1528-1539

  Cotton, Allison M ^a   Price, E Magda ^a,b   Jones, Meaghan J ^a,b,c   Balaton, Bradley P ^a   Kobor, Michael S ^a,b,c   Brown, Carolyn J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIS ACTING ELEMENT; DNA; INTRAGENIC REGION; SPACER DNA; TRANS ACTING FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CHROMATIN;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG DENSITY; CPG ISLAND; DENSITY; DNA METHYLATION; ENHANCER REGION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CORRELATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE; TWINS; X CHROMOSOME; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; DNA MICROARRAY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; METABOLISM;

CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, X; CPG ISLANDS; DNA METHYLATION; DNA, INTERGENIC; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

EID: 84936091491     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: 14602083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddu564     Document Type: Article

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