DNA methylation study of fetus genome through a genome-wide analysis

201413 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Hongdan Wang · Zhengzhou University

Qiaofang Hou · Henan Provincial People's Hospital

Qiannan Guo · Zhengzhou University

Tao Li · Zhengzhou University

Dong Wu · Henan Provincial People's Hospital

Xianping Zhang · Chinese People's Armed Police Force Medical College Affiliated Hospital

Yan Chu

Abstract

These genes can be used as a biomarker for association studying of embryonic development, pathological pregnancy and so on. The present study has provided new and fundamental insights into the roles that DNA methylation has in embryonic development and in the pathological pregnancy.

Topics & Keywords

Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Medical Genomics

Volume 7, Issue 1, pp. 18-18

DOI: 10.1186/1755-8794-7-18

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