ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] The gene IGF2, which encodes a fetal insulin-like growth factor, is imprinted, so only one of two parental copies of the gene is expressed. The altered expression of IGF2 has been implicated in Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome, a human fetal overgrowth syndrome, which is characterized by ...
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/39797
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