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Descriptor English: Gene Silencing
Descriptor Spanish: Silenciador del Gen
Descriptor silenciamiento génico
Entry term(s) extinción génica
inactivación génica
represión génica
Scope note: Interrupción o supresión de la expresión de un gen en la transcripción o traducción.
Descriptor Portuguese: Inativação Gênica
Descriptor French: Extinction de l'expression des gènes
Entry term(s): Gene Inactivation
Inactivation, Gene
Silencing, Gene
Tree number(s): G05.308.203.374
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020868
Scope note: Interruption or suppression of the expression of a gene at transcriptional or translational levels.
Allowable Qualifiers: DE drug effects
ES ethics
IM immunology
PH physiology
RE radiation effects
Previous Indexing: Gene Expression Regulation (1981-1999)
Public MeSH Note: 2000
History Note: 2000
Related: DNA Methylation MeSH
DeCS ID: 34579
Unique ID: D020868
NLM Classification: QU 475
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2000/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/11/03
Revision Date: 2016/06/17
Gene Silencing - Preferred
Concept UI M0328026
Scope note Interruption or suppression of the expression of a gene at transcriptional or translational levels.
Preferred term Gene Silencing
Entry term(s) Gene Inactivation
Inactivation, Gene
Silencing, Gene



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