Are there subtle genome-wide epigenetic alterations in normal offspring conceived by assisted reproductive technologies?

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1306-1311

  Batcheller, April ^a   Cardozo, Eden ^b   Maguire, Marcy ^c   DeCherney, Alan H ^c   Segars, James H ^c  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

assisted reproductive technology; cardiometabolic; epigenetics; Genome wide epigenetics; imprinting

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ADIPOCYTE; ARTICLE; ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY; CELL MATURATION; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURES;

EID: 82455187928     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.09.037     Document Type: Review

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