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Detection of hypomethylation syndrome among patients with epigenetic alterations at the GNAS locus.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Jun 2012
Perez-Nanclares Gustavo, Romanelli Valeria, Mayo Sonia, Garin Intza, Zazo Seco Celia, Fernandez-Rebollo Eduardo, Martínez Francisco, Lapunzina Pablo, de Nanclares Guiomar Pérez
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CONTEXT: Genomic imprinting is the modification of the genome so that genes from only one (rather than two) of the parental alleles are expressed. The mechanism underlying imprinting is epigenetic, occurring via changes in DNA methylation and histone modifications rather than through alterations in the DNA sequence. To date, nine different imprinting disorders have been clinically and genetically identified and a...
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