Skewed X inactivation and IVF-conceived infants

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 660-663

  King, Jennifer L ^a   Yang, Baoli ^b   Sparks, Amy E T ^b   Mains, Lindsay M ^b   Murray, Jeffrey C ^b   Van Voorhis, Bradley J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryos; ICSI; Infertility; IVF; X chromosome inactivation

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

EID: 77952877722     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2010.01.011     Document Type: Article

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