Genomic imprinting, development and disease - Is pre-eclampsia caused by a maternally imprinted gene?

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 23-29

  Marshall Graves, Jennifer A ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Angelman Syndrome; Prader Willi Syndrome

Indexed keywords

BECKWITH WIEDEMANN SYNDROME; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPMENT; EXTRACHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE; FEMALE; GENOME IMPRINTING; HAPPY PUPPET SYNDROME; HUMAN; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PREECLAMPSIA;

EID: 0345451625     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/r98014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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