Mining DNA methylation alterations towards a classification of placental pathologies

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 135-146

  Wilson, Samantha L ^a,b   Leavey, Katherine ^c   Cox, Brian J ^c   Robinson, Wendy P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHORION VILLUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA METHYLATION; EARLY ONSET PREECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS GROWTH; GENE CLUSTER; GENE MUTATION; GENE ONTOLOGY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LATE ONSET PREECLAMPSIA; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PLACENTA INSUFFICIENCY; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TERM BIRTH; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MALE; PLACENTA; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY;

EID: 85040528137     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: 14602083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddx391     Document Type: Article

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