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A role for repressive complexes and H3K9 di-methylation in PRDM5-associated brittle cornea syndrome.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Dec 2015
Porter Louise F, Galli Giorgio G, Williamson Sally, Selley Julian, Knight David, Elcioglu Nursel, Aydin Ali, Elcioglu Mustafa, Venselaar Hanka, Lund Anders H, Bonshek Richard, Black Graeme C, Manson Forbes D
Abstract excerpt
Type 2 brittle cornea syndrome (BCS2) is an inherited connective tissue disease with a devastating ocular phenotype caused by mutations in the transcription factor PR domain containing 5 (PRDM5) hypothesized to exert epigenetic effects through histone and DNA methylation. Here we investigate clinical samples, including skin fibroblasts and retinal tissue from BCS2 patients, to elucidate the epigenetic role of...
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