Epigenetic predisposition to expression of <it>TIMP1 </it>from the human inactive X chromosome

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>X inactivation in mammals results in the transcriptional silencing of an X chromosome in females, and this inactive X acquires many of the epigenetic features of silent chromatin. However, not all genes on the inactive X are silenced...

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Main Authors: Brown Carolyn J, Anderson Catherine L
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-09-01
Series:BMC Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2156/6/48