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Dysregulation of genome-wide gene expression and DNA methylation in abnormal cloned piglets.
BMC genomics - 24 Sept 2014
Li Guanglei, Jia Qitao, Zhao Jianguo, Li Xinyun, Yu Mei, Samuel Melissa S, Zhao Shuhong, Prather Randall S, Li Changchun
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Epigenetic modifications (especially altered DNA methylation) resulting in altered gene expression may be one reason for development failure or abnormalities in cloned animals, but the underlying mechanism of the abnormal phenotype in cloned piglets remains unknown. Some cloned piglets in our study showed abnormal phenotypes such as large tongue (longer and thicker), weak muscles, and exomphalos. Here...
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