Variations of X chromosome inactivation occur in early passages of female human embryonic stem cells.

X chromosome inactivation (XCI) is a dosage compensation mechanism essential for embryonic development and cell physiology. Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) derived from inner cell mass (ICM) of blastocyst stage embryos have been used as a model system to understand XCI initiation and maintenance....

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Main Authors: Tamar Dvash, Neta Lavon, Guoping Fan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2892515?pdf=render