Epigenetics in the placenta

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 78-89

  Maccani, Matthew A ^a   Marsit, Carmen J ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Environmental exposure; Imprinting; miRNA

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; GAMMA INTERFERON; HISTONE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; MESSENGER RNA; MICRORNA; PIWI INTERACTING RNA; RNA POLYMERASE II; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

CPG ISLAND; DISEASE MARKER; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INTERACTION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC REGULATION; GENOME IMPRINTING; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; REVIEW; RNA DEGRADATION; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; RNA TRANSLATION; TROPHOBLAST; TROPHOBLASTIC DISEASE;

ANIMALS; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; HISTONES; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 67650684993     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2009.00716.x     Document Type: Review

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