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Epimutation profiling in Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome: relationship with assisted reproductive technology
1 Dec 2013
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) is a congenital overgrowth disorder associated with abnormalities in 11p15.5 imprinted genes. The most common cause is loss of methylation (epimutation) at the imprinting control centre 2 (IC2/KvDMR1). Most IC2 epimutations occur sporadically but an association with conception after assisted reproductive technologies (ART) has been reported. A subgroup of IC2...
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