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Association of in vitro fertilization with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome and epigenetic alterations of LIT1 and H19.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2003
DeBaun Michael R, Niemitz Emily L, Feinberg Andrew P
Abstract excerpt
Recent data in humans and animals suggest that assisted reproductive technology (ART) might affect the epigenetics of early embryogenesis and might cause birth defects. We report the first evidence, to our knowledge, that ART is associated with a human overgrowth syndrome-namely, Beckwith-Wiedema...
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