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Analysis of allele-specific RNA transcription in FSHD by RNA-DNA FISH in single myonuclei.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Apr 2010
Masny Peter S, Chan On Ying A, de Greef Jessica C, Bengtsson Ulla, Ehrlich Melanie, Tawil Rabi, Lock Leslie F, Hewitt Jane E, Stocksdale Jennifer, Martin Jorge H, van der Maarel Silvere M, Winokur Sara T
Abstract excerpt
Autosomal dominant facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is likely caused by epigenetic alterations in chromatin involving contraction of the D4Z4 repeat array near the telomere of chromosome 4q. The precise mechanism by which deletions of D4Z4 influence gene expression in FSHD is not yet resolved. Regulatory models include a cis effect on proximal gene transcription (position effect), DNA looping,...
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