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The impact of first trimester phthalate and phenol exposure on IGF2/H19 genomic imprinting and birth outcomes.
Environmental research - 1 Aug 2014
LaRocca Jessica, Binder Alexandra M, McElrath Thomas F, Michels Karin B
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Genomic imprinting leads to parent-of-origin specific gene expression and is determined by epigenetic modification of genes. The paternally expressed gene insulin-like growth-factor 2 (IGF2) is located about ~100kb from the maternally expressed non-coding gene H19 on human chromosome 11, and both genes play major roles in embryonic and placental growth. Given adverse gestational environments can influence DNA...
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