1. Epigenetics and Reproductive Medicine: Scientific Impact Paper No. 57.
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Huntriss, J, Balen, AH, Sinclair, KD, Brison, DR, Picton, HM, Balen, A H, Sinclair, K D, Brison, D R, Picton, H M, and Royal College of Obstetricians Gynaecologists
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EPIGENETICS ,REPRODUCTIVE health ,GAMETES ,HUMAN in vitro fertilization ,GENETICS ,ANIMALS ,BIRTH weight ,CARDIOVASCULAR diseases ,GENES ,HUMAN reproduction ,HUMAN reproductive technology ,METABOLIC disorders ,RESEARCH funding - Abstract
The article discusses the role played by epigenetics in the field of reproductive medicine. The natural times when developmental epigenetic reprogramming takes place in gametes almost matches the time of human assisted reproduction when the gametes and embryos are handled in an in vitro environemnt. Information is also given on genomic imprinting and in vitro culture of embryos.
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- 2018
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