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Post-implantation mortality of in vitro produced embryos is associated with DNA methyltransferase 1 dysfunction in sheep placenta
20 Nov 2012
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STUDY QUESTION: Is DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1) dysfunction involved in epigenetic deregulation of placentae from embryos obtained by assisted reproduction technologies (ARTs)? SUMMARY ANSWER: DNMT1 expression in growing placentae of in vitro produced (IVP) embryos is compromised and associated with pregnancy loss. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY: DNMT1 maintains the methylation profile of genes during cell division....
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