title: Allele-specific gene expression uncovered.
abstract: Genetic variation in populations can result in variation in levels of gene expression but the extent to which this occurs has been unclear. In this article, recent studies of allele-specific expression among autosomal non-imprinted genes are reviewed. These new data provide evidence that differential expression is relatively common and that allelic differences are heritable and can be highly context specific.
authors.affiliation: Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Universit of Oxford, Oxfoed, UK. julian@well.ox.ac.uk
authors.forename: Julia C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Knight
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000235:genetics*; D014644:Genetic Variation / Q000235:genetics; D015894:Genome, Human; D018392:Genomic Imprinting / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans