Contribution of genetic and epigenetic changes to escape from X-chromosome inactivation
Abstract Background X-chromosome inactivation (XCI) is the epigenetic inactivation of one of two X chromosomes in XX eutherian mammals. The inactive X chromosome is the result of multiple silencing pathways that act in concert to deposit chromatin changes, including DNA methylation and histone modif...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-06-01
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Series: | Epigenetics & Chromatin |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13072-021-00404-9 |