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Epigenetic anomalies in childhood growth disorders.
Nestle Nutrition Institute workshop series - 1 Jan 2013
Netchine Irène, Rossignol Sylvie, Azzi Salah, Le Bouc Yves
Abstract excerpt
Fetal growth is a complex process involving environmental, epigenetic and genetic factors. Fetal growth restriction is associated with morbidity among small for gestational age (SGA) neonates as well as in children and adults who were former SGA. Imprinted genes (whose expression is restricted to a single parental allele) have a critical role in controlling mammalian fetal growth. The human chromosome 11p15...
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