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The prevalence of loss of imprinting of H19 and IGF2 at birth.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology - 1 Aug 2013
Rancourt Rebecca C, Harris Holly R, Barault Ludovic, Michels Karin B
Abstract excerpt
Imprinted genes are monoallelically expressed according to the parent of origin and are critical for proper placental and embryonic development. Disruption of methylation patterns at imprinted loci resulting in loss of imprinting (LOI) may lead to serious imprinting disorders (e.g., Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome) and is described in some cancers (e.g., Wilms' tumor). As most research has focused on children with...
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