Relevance of genomic imprinting to human diseases

✍ Scribed by Davor Solter

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1992
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 528 KB
• Volume: 3
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0958-1669
• DOI: 10.1016/0958-1669(92)90007-6

✦ Synopsis

The existence of functional differences between parts of the maternal and paternal genome has been demonstrated. The control of gene expression through genomic imprinting plays a significant role in normal developmental processes in mammals and is also instrumental in several human pathological conditions.