The role of imprinted genes in fetal gro
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Jorge A. Piedrahita
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Article
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2011
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Epigenetics, and in particular imprinted genes, have a critical role in the development and function of the placenta, which in turn has a central role in the regulation of fetal growth and development. A unique characteristic of imprinted genes is their expression from only one allele,