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Abstract
Allele-specific DNA methylation has been observed for all tested imprinted genes and has a clear role in the imprinting mechanism. It remains to be resolved whether this role is to act as the gametic imprinting signal or to cause or maintain allele-specific expression.Mesh:
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Year: 1996 PMID: 8722171 DOI: 10.1016/s0959-437x(96)80045-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Opin Genet Dev ISSN: 0959-437X Impact factor: 5.578