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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Main Authors: Bradley P. Balaton, Carolyn J. Brown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:Epigenetics & Chromatin
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13072-021-00404-9