Imprinted expression of SNRPN in human preimplantation embryos

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1009-1014

  Huntriss, John ^a   Daniels, Robert ^a   Bolton, Virginia ^b   Monk, Marilyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 15Q; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOME IMPRINTING; HAPPY PUPPET SYNDROME; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0032231319     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/302039     Document Type: Article

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