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DNA methylation analysis with respect to prenatal diagnosis of the Angelman and Prader-Willi syndromes and imprinting.
Prenatal diagnosis - 1 Apr 2000
Glenn C C, Deng G, Michaelis R C, Tarleton J, Phelan M C, Surh L, Yang T P, Driscoll D J
Abstract excerpt
The Angelman (AS) and Prader-Willi syndromes (PWS) are clinically distinct neurobehavioural syndromes resulting from loss of maternal (AS) or paternal contributions (PWS) of imprinted genes within the chromosomal 15q11-q13 region. The molecular diagnosis of both syndromes can be made by a variety of techniques, including DNA methylation, DNA polymorphism and molecular cytogenetic analyses. DNA methylation...
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