Aberrant DNA methylation of imprinted H19 gene in human preimplantation embryos

作者:Chen, Shi-Ling*; Shi, Xiao-Yun; Zheng, Hai-Yan; Wu, Fang-Rong; Luo, Chen
来源:Fertility and Sterility, 2010, 94(6): 2356-U1800.
DOI:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.01.120

摘要

DNA methylation patterns of the H19 differentially methylated region were successfully determined in 32 of 50 human day 3 embryos produced and discarded after assisted reproductive technology procedures. We found methylation patterns similar to those of somatic cells in 81.3% of embryos and demethylation or hypomethylation patterns in 18.7% of embryos. (Fertil Steril (R) 2010;94:2356-8.