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DNA hypermethylation and differential gene expression associated with Klinefelter syndrome.
Scientific reports - 13 Sept 2018
Skakkebæk Anne, Nielsen Morten Muhlig, Trolle Christian, Vang Søren, Hornshøj Henrik, Hedegaard Jakob, Wallentin Mikkel, Bojesen Anders, Hertz Jens Michael, Fedder Jens, Østergaard John Rosendahl, Pedersen Jakob Skou, Gravholt Claus Højbjerg
Abstract excerpt
Klinefelter syndrome (KS) has a prevalence ranging from 85 to 250 per 100.000 newborn boys making it the most frequent sex chromosome aneuploidy in the general population. The molecular basis for the phenotypic traits and morbidity in KS are not clarified. We performed genome-wide DNA methylation profiling of leucocytes from peripheral blood samples from 67 KS patients, 67 male controls and 33 female controls, in...
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