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Derivation and investigation of the first human cell-based model of Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome.
Epigenetics - 1 Dec 2021
Chang Suhee, Hur Stella K, Naveh Natali S Sobel, Thorvaldsen Joanne L, French Deborah L, Gagne Alyssa L, Jobaliya Chintan D, Anguera Montserrat C, Bartolomei Marisa S, Kalish Jennifer M
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Genomic imprinting is a rare form of gene expression in mammals in which a small number of genes are expressed in a parent-of-origin-specific manner. The aetiology of human imprinting disorders is diverse and includes chromosomal abnormalities, mutations, and epigenetic dysregulation of imprinted genes. The most common human imprinting disorder is Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS), frequently caused by...
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