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Use of multilocus methylation-specific single nucleotide primer extension (MS-SNuPE) technology in diagnostic testing for human imprinted loci.
Epigenetics - 1 May 2012
Begemann Matthias, Leisten Isabelle, Soellner Lukas, Zerres Klaus, Eggermann Thomas, Spengler Sabrina
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A number of diseases have been found to be linked to aberrant methylation of specific genes. However, most of the routine diagnostic techniques to detect epigenetic disturbances are restricted to single loci. Additionally, a precise quantification of the methylation status is often hampered. A considerable fraction of patients with Silver-Russell syndrome, Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome and transient neonatal...
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