Article
Sex-associated autosomal DNA methylation differences are wide-spread and stable throughout childhood
2017-03-19
Abstract excerpt
Almost all species show sexual discordance in many traits and diseases. DNA methylation is known to contribute to these differences through well-established mechanisms including X-inactivation in females, imprinting and parent-of-origin effects. Here we investigate sex discordance in DNA methylation throughout childhood in a sample of 700 individuals from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. We sho...
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- Literature Corpus work
- e1ca9078-926b-5512-b767-cfa174b1fbcf
- DOI
- 10.1101/118265