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Epigenetic change in IGF2R is associated with fetal overgrowth after sheep embryo culture
L E Young1, K Fernandes, T G McEvoy
1Roslin Institute (Edinburgh), Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, UK. Lorraine.Young@bbsrc.ac.uk
Nature Genetics
|February 15, 2001
Abstract:
Manipulation or non-physiological embryo culture environments can lead to defective fetal programming in livestock. Our demonstration of reduced fetal methylation and expression of ovine IGF2R suggests pre-implantation embryo procedures may be vulnerable to epigenetic alterations in imprinted genes. This highlights the potential benefits of epigenetic diagnostic screening in developing embryo procedures.

