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Detection of Loss of Imprinting by Pyrosequencing®.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) - 1 Jan 2015
Tabano Silvia, Bonaparte Eleonora, Miozzo Monica
Abstract excerpt
Genomic imprinting is an epigenetically regulated process determining allele-specific expression in a parent-of-origin dependent manner. Altered expression of imprinted genes characterizes numerous congenital diseases including Beckwith-Wiedemann, Silver-Russell, Angelman, and Prader-Willi syndromes as well as acquired disorders such as cancer. The detection of imprinting alterations has important translational...
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