Monoallelic expression of IGF2 at the human fetal/maternal boundary.

doi:10.1002/mrd.1080410208

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Monoallelic expression of IGF2 at the human fetal/maternal boundary.

Molecular reproduction and development - 1 Jun 1995

Ekström T J, Cui H, Nyström A, Rutanen E M, Ohlsson R

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IGF2 is expressed in both placental and decidual tissues, enabling an analysis of the parental imprinting over the fetomaternal boundary. Evidence is provided that IGF2 is monoallelically expressed in both placenta and pregnant, as well as nonpregnant, endometrium. These observations suggest that...

Topics

Alleles
Decidua
Female
Humans
Insulin-Like Growth Factor II
Maternal-Fetal Exchange
Placenta
Pregnancy
Promoter Regions, Genetic

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