Allele-specific DNA hypomethylation characterises FSHD1 and FSHD2

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 348-355

  Calandra, Patrizia ^a   Cascino, Isabella ^a   Lemmers, Richard J L F ^b   Galluzzi, Giuliana ^a   Teveroni, Emanuela ^a,c   Monforte, Mauro ^c   Tasca, Giorgio ^d   Ricci, Enzo ^c   Moretti, Fabiola ^a   Van Der Maarel, Silvère M ^b   Deidda, Giancarlo ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^d IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISULFITE; GENOMIC DNA;

ACCURACY; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; FACIOSCAPULOHUMERAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; FACIOSCAPULOHUMERAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY 1; FACIOSCAPULOHUMERAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY 2; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CHROMOSOME 4; GENETICS; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ALLELES; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 4; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENOMICS; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, FACIOSCAPULOHUMERAL;

EID: 84958605965     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: 14686244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2015-103436     Document Type: Article

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