Study of DNA methylation patterns of imprinted genes in children born after assisted reproductive technologies reveals no imprinting errors: A pilot study

Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 751-755

  Zheng, Hai Yan ^a   Shi, Xiao Yun ^a   Wang, Le Le ^a   Wu, Ya Qin ^a   Chen, Shi Ling ^a   Zhang, Lin ^a  

^a SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technology; DNA methylation; Genomic imprinting; Imprinting disorder

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY; BECKWITH WIEDEMANN SYNDROME; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENOME IMPRINTING; HAPPY PUPPET SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

EID: 79958036430     PISSN: 17920981     EISSN: 17921015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/etm.2011.261     Document Type: Article

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