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Methylation levels at imprinting control regions are not altered with ovulation induction or in vitro fertilization in a birth cohort.
Human reproduction (Oxford, England) - 1 Jul 2012
Rancourt R C, Harris H R, Michels K B
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STUDY QUESTION: Do fertility treatments, including ovulation induction (OI), alter epigenetic mechanisms such as DNA methylation at imprinted loci? SUMMARY ANSWER: We observed small but statistically significant differences in certain imprinting control regions (ICRs) based on the method of conception, however, these small changes in methylation did not correlate to the overall transcriptional levels of the genes...
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