Integrative transcriptome metaanalysis reveals widespread sex-biased gene expression at the human fetal-maternal interface

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 810-819

  Buckberry, Sam ^a   Bianco Miotto, Tina ^a,b   Bent, Stephen J ^a   Dekker, Gustaaf A ^a,c   Roberts, Claire T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c LYELL MCEWIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Microarray; Placenta; Pregnancy; Sex chromosomes

Indexed keywords

UPSTREAM STIMULATORY FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTOME;

ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; FEMALE; FETAL MATERNAL INTERFACE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; MALE; MOTHER FETUS RELATIONSHIP; PLACENTA; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PLACENTA FUNCTION; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; UPREGULATION; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GENETICS; META ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX CHROMOSOME;

FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; MALE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; SEX CHROMOSOMES; TRANSCRIPTOME;

EID: 84904736429     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: 14602407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gau035     Document Type: Article

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