Epigenetic modulation of the IGF2/H19 imprinted domain in human embryonic and extra-embryonic compartments and its possible role in fetal growth restriction

Epigenetics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 313-324

  Tabano, Silvia ^a   Colapietro, Patrizia ^a   Cetin, Irene ^b,c   Grati, Francesca R ^d   Zanutto, Susanna ^a   Mandò, Chiara ^b,c   Antonazzo, Patrizio ^b,c   Pileri, Paola ^b,c   Rossella, Franca ^a   Larizza, Lidia ^a   Sirchia, Silvia M ^a   Miozzo, Monica ^a  

^a Unit of Medical Genetics   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d Cytogenetics and Molecular Biology Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Genomic imprinting; H19; ICR1; IGF2; IUGR; Placenta; Pyrosequencing

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; MICRORNA; PROTEIN LINE1; RNA H19; SOMATOMEDIN B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO MEMBRANE; EPIGENETICS; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS GROWTH; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENOME IMPRINTING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; INTRON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; RNA INTERFERENCE; UMBILICAL CORD; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; UNIPARENTAL DISOMY;

EID: 77954678397     PISSN: 15592294     EISSN: 15592308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/epi.5.4.11637     Document Type: Article

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