"Genomic Imprinting" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The variable phenotypic expression of a GENE depending on whether it is of paternal or maternal origin, which is a function of the DNA METHYLATION pattern. Imprinted regions are observed to be more methylated and less transcriptionally active. (Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992)
| Descriptor ID |
D018392
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G05.308.203.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Genomic Imprinting- Genomic Imprinting
- Imprinting, Genomic
- Parental Imprinting
- Imprinting, Parental
- Imprinting, Genetic
- Genetic Imprinting
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Genomic Imprinting" by people in Profiles.
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Maternal ethnicity, paternal ethnicity, and parental ethnic discordance: predictors of preeclampsia. Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Jul; 106(1):156-61.
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Excess maternal transmission of type 2 diabetes. The Northern California Kaiser Permanente Diabetes Registry. Diabetes Care. 1999 Jun; 22(6):938-43.