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Deletions and epimutations affecting the human 14q32.2 imprinted region in individuals with paternal and maternal upd(14)-like phenotypes.
Nature genetics - 1 Feb 2008
Kagami Masayo, Sekita Yoichi, Nishimura Gen, Irie Masahito, Kato Fumiko, Okada Michiyo, Yamamori Shunji, Kishimoto Hiroshi, Nakayama Masahiro, Tanaka Yukichi, Matsuoka Kentarou, Takahashi Tsutomu, Noguchi Mika, Tanaka Yoko, Masumoto Kouji, Utsunomiya Takeshi, Kouzan Hiroko, Komatsu Yumiko, Ohashi Hirofumi, Kurosawa Kenji, Kosaki Kenjirou, Ferguson-Smith Anne C, Ishino Fumitoshi, Ogata Tsutomu
Abstract excerpt
Human chromosome 14q32.2 carries a cluster of imprinted genes including paternally expressed genes (PEGs) such as DLK1 and RTL1 and maternally expressed genes (MEGs) such as MEG3 (also known as GTL2), RTL1as (RTL1 antisense) and MEG8 (refs. 1,2), together with the intergenic differentially methyl...
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