Genomic imprinting: Gametic mechanisms and somatic consequences

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 480-486

  Tycko, Benjamin ^a   Trasler, Jacquetta ^b   Bestor, Timothy ^a  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BECKWITH WIEDEMANN SYNDROME; CANCER GENETICS; CHILDHOOD CANCER; DNA METHYLATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETUS GROWTH; GAMETOGENESIS; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONTROL; GENOME IMPRINTING; HEREDITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0030667959     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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