The role of the de novo DNA methyltransferase Dnmt3a in the nervous system

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Biology, 2007. === Includes bibliographical references. === DNA methylation is an important mechanism of gene regulation. Evidence is mounting that epigenetic mechanisms including that of DNA methylation operate in the nervous system....

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Main Author: Nguyen, Suzanne Pham
Other Authors: Rudolph Jaenisch.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2007
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/38989