DNA methylation errors at imprinted loci after assisted conception originate in the parental sperm

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1582-1591

  Kobayashi, Hisato ^a   Hiura, Hitoshi ^a   John, Rosalind M ^b   Sato, Akiko ^c   Otsu, Eiko ^c   Kobayashi, Naoko ^a   Suzuki, Rei ^a   Suzuki, Fumihiko ^a   Hayashi, Chika ^a   Utsunomiya, Takafumi ^c   Yaegashi, Nobuo ^a   Arima, Takahiro ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c St Luke Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3A; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3L; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EXON; FATHER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE LOSS; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME IMPRINTING; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INHERITANCE; KARYOTYPE; MALE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM; X CHROMOSOME;

DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; GENETIC LOCI; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MUTATION; PARENTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SPERMATOZOA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 70450252294     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2009.68     Document Type: Article

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