| Literature DB >> 12915455 |
Wendy A Bickmore1, Silvere M van der Maarel.
Abstract
Gene expression studies in mammals and simpler eukaryotes have highlighted the central role that chromatin structure and modifications play in both the activation and repression of transcription. Aberrant chromatin structure can cause human genetic disease. Here we discuss recent progress in understanding the molecular mechanisms that underlie three human genetic diseases linked to perturbations of chromatin structure: ICF syndrome, facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy and a case of alpha-thalassaemia.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12915455 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddg260
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Hum Mol Genet ISSN: 0964-6906 Impact factor: 6.150