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Re-investigation and RNA sequencing-based identification of genes with placenta-specific imprinted expression.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Feb 2012
Okae Hiroaki, Hiura Hitoshi, Nishida Yuichiro, Funayama Ryo, Tanaka Satoshi, Chiba Hatsune, Yaegashi Nobuo, Nakayama Keiko, Sasaki Hiroyuki, Arima Takahiro
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Within the vertebrate groups, only mammals are subject to a specialized epigenetic process termed genomic imprinting in which genes are preferentially expressed from one parental allele. Imprinted expression has been reported for >100 mouse genes and, for approximately one-quarter of these genes, the imprinted expression is specific to the placenta (or extraembryonic tissues). This seemingly placenta-specific...
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