Article
Epigenetic status of human embryonic stem cells.
Nature genetics - 1 Jun 2005
Rugg-Gunn Peter J, Ferguson-Smith Anne C, Pedersen Roger A
Abstract excerpt
We examined the allele-specific expression of six imprinted genes and the methylation profiles of three imprinting control regions to assess the epigenetic status of human embryonic stem cells. We identified generally monoallelic gene expression and normal methylation patterns. During prolonged passage, one cell line became biallelic with respect to H19, but without loss of the gametic methylation imprint. These...
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