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Characterization of global loss of imprinting in fetal overgrowth syndrome induced by assisted reproduction.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 14 Apr 2015
Chen Zhiyuan, Hagen Darren E, Elsik Christine G, Ji Tieming, Morris Collin James, Moon Laura Emily, Rivera Rocío Melissa
Abstract excerpt
Embryos generated with the use of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) can develop overgrowth syndromes. In ruminants, the condition is referred to as large offspring syndrome (LOS) and exhibits variable phenotypic abnormalities including overgrowth, enlarged tongue, and abdominal wall defects. These characteristics recapitulate those observed in the human loss-of-imprinting (LOI) overgrowth syndrome...
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