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Aberrant DNA methylation of imprinted loci in human spontaneous abortions after assisted reproduction techniques and natural conception
4 Oct 2012
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STUDY QUESTION: Do assisted reproduction techniques (ARTs) affect DNA methylation of imprinted genes and does aberrant methylation of imprinted genes account for the incidence of human spontaneous abortion (SA)? SUMMARY ANSWER: Our results show that imprinting errors of imprinted genes may contribute to human SA, and the occurrence of aberrant methylation of imprinted genes in ART pregnancies was comparable with...
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