Imprinting of IGF2 and H19: Lack of reciprocity in sporadic Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1543-1548

  Joyce, Johanna A ^b   Lam, Wayne K ^a,b   Catchpoole, Daniel J ^b   Jenks, Paul ^c   Reik, Wolf ^d   Maher, Eamonn R ^a,b   Schofield, Paul N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOMATOMEDIN B;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BECKWITH WIEDEMANN SYNDROME; CHROMOSOME 11P; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; ENHANCER REGION; FIBROBLAST; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REPRESSION; GENOME IMPRINTING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BECKWITH-WIEDEMANN SYNDROME; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; DNA METHYLATION; FIBROBLASTS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR II; MUSCLE PROTEINS; RNA, UNTRANSLATED;

EID: 0030827119     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/6.9.1543     Document Type: Article

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