Analysis of H19 methylation in control and abnormal human embryos, sperm and oocytes

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1138-1143

  Ibala Romdhane, Samira ^a,c   Al Khtib, Mohamed ^a   Khoueiry, Rita ^a   Blachère, Thierry ^a   Guérin, Jean François ^b   Lefèvre, Annick ^a  

^a STEM CELL AND BRAIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (France)

^b Hopital Femme Mere Enfant   (France)

^c FARHAT HACHED HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

ART; development; genomic imprinting; H19

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; GERM LINE; HUMAN; HUMAN EMBRYO; MALE; MORULA; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM;

ALLELES; BASE SEQUENCE; BLASTOCYST; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OOCYTES; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RNA, UNTRANSLATED; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 80054826703     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2011.99     Document Type: Article

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