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SUBMITTER: Rousseau M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4038739 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rousseau Mathieu M Ferraiuolo Maria A MA Crutchley Jennifer L JL Wang Xue Qing XQ Miura Hisashi H Blanchette Mathieu M Dostie Josée J
Genome biology 20140430 4
<h4>Background</h4>Although genetic or epigenetic alterations have been shown to affect the three-dimensional organization of genomes, the utility of chromatin conformation in the classification of human disease has never been addressed.<h4>Results</h4>Here, we explore whether chromatin conformation can be used to classify human leukemia. We map the conformation of the HOXA gene cluster in a panel of cell lines with 5C chromosome conformation capture technology, and use the data to train and tes ...[more]