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X chromosome dosage and presence of SRY shape sex-specific differences in DNA methylation at an autosomal region in human cells
BACKGROUND: Sexual dimorphism in DNA methylation levels is a recurrent epigenetic feature in different human cell types and has been implicated in predisposition to disease, such as psychiatric and autoimmune disorders. To elucidate the genetic origins of sex-specific DNA methylation, we examined DN...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5819645/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29463315 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13293-018-0169-7 |