Methylation of HoxA5 and HoxB5 and its relevance to expression during mouse development

Alon Y. Hershko; Tal Kafri; Abraham Fainsod; Aharon Razin

doi:10.1016/s0378111902010910

Keywords

BiologyHox geneMethylationDNA methylationHomeoboxGeneticsRNA-Directed DNA MethylationGeneCpG siteGene expression

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Hebrew University of Jerusalem IL

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Year: 2003
Type: article
Volume: 302
Issue: 1-2
Pages: 65-72
Citations: 75
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                                    Alon Y. Hershko, 
                                
                                    Tal Kafri, 
                                
                                    Abraham Fainsod
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2003). 
                            Methylation of HoxA5 and HoxB5 and its relevance to expression during mouse development. 
                            Gene
                            , 302
                            (1-2)
                            , 65-72.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0378111902010910
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s0378111902010910