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Epigenetic characterization of the FMR1 promoter in induced pluripotent stem cells from human fibroblasts carrying an unmethylated full mutation.
Stem cell reports - 14 Oct 2014
de Esch Celine E F, Ghazvini Mehrnaz, Loos Friedemann, Schelling-Kazaryan Nune, Widagdo W, Munshi Shashini T, van der Wal Erik, Douben Hannie, Gunhanlar Nilhan, Kushner Steven A, Pijnappel W W M Pim, de Vrij Femke M S, Geijsen Niels, Gribnau Joost, Willemsen Rob
Abstract excerpt
Silencing of the FMR1 gene leads to fragile X syndrome, the most common cause of inherited intellectual disability. To study the epigenetic modifications of the FMR1 gene during silencing in time, we used fibroblasts and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) of an unmethylated full mutation (uFM) individual with normal intelligence. The uFM fibroblast line carried an unmethylated FMR1 promoter region and...
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