Epigenetic state and expression of imprinted genes in umbilical cord correlates with growth parameters in human pregnancy

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 689-697

  Lim, Ai Lin ^a   Ng, Shilen ^a   Leow, Suet Ching Pamela ^a   Choo, Robin ^a   Ito, Mitsuteru ^b   Chan, Yiong Huak ^c   Goh, Siew Kheng ^a   Tng, Emilia ^a   Kwek, Kenneth ^d   Chong, Yap Seng ^c   Gluckman, Peter D ^a,e   Ferguson Smith, Anne C ^a,b  

^a AGENCY FOR SCIENCE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d Department of Maternal Fetal Medicine   (Singapore)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PATERNALLY EXPRESSED GENE 10; PLECKSTRIN HOMOLOGY LIKE DOMAIN FAMILY A2; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DOWN REGULATION; EPIGENETICS; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC REGULATION; GENOME IMPRINTING; HUMAN; MALE; METHYLATION; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL CORD;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CHINA; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; HUMANS; MALE; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PREGNANCY; PROTEINS; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 84870298290     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: 14686244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2012-100858     Document Type: Article

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