The importance of imprinting in the human placenta

PLoS Genetics

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1-9

  Frost, Jennifer M ^a   Moore, Gudrun E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME PROTEIN; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITOR 1C; GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR BOUND PROTEIN 10; PLASMA PROTEIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL KCNQ1; PROTEIN MEST; PROTEIN PHLDA2; SOMATOMEDIN B; SOMATOMEDIN B RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR MASH2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BECKWITH WIEDEMANN SYNDROME; CHROMOSOME 11; DNA METHYLATION; FETUS GROWTH; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOME IMPRINTING; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLACENTA; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL GROWTH; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; SILVER RUSSELL SYNDROME; TROPHOBLAST; ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PREGNANCY;

MAMMALIA; MUS;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; HUMANS; MICE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY;

EID: 77957350883     PISSN: 15537390     EISSN: 15537404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1001015     Document Type: Review

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