Heterochromatin effects in Friedreich's ataxia and sexual dimorphism

Heterochromatin is implicated in the negative regulation of gene expression. To understand the effects of heterochromatin on RNA polymerase-II (RNAPII) mediated transcription, this study focused on the FXN gene where abnormal silencing induced by expanded (GAA)n repeats causes Friedreich's atax...

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Main Author: Yandim, Cihangir
Other Authors: Festenstein, Richard
Published: Imperial College London 2012
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.556549