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Genome-wide DNA methylation analysis of patients with imprinting disorders identifies differentially methylated regions associated with novel candidate imprinted genes.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Apr 2014
Docherty Louise E, Rezwan Faisal I, Poole Rebecca L, Jagoe Hannah, Lake Hannah, Lockett Gabrielle A, Arshad Hasan, Wilson David I, Holloway John W, Temple I Karen, Mackay Deborah J G
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BACKGROUND: Genomic imprinting is allelic restriction of gene expression potential depending on parent of origin, maintained by epigenetic mechanisms including parent of origin-specific DNA methylation. Among approximately 70 known imprinted genes are some causing disorders affecting growth, metabolism and cancer predisposition. Some imprinting disorder patients have hypomethylation of several imprinted loci...
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