Prader-Willi syndrome

Methylation profile of SNRPN gene and its correlation with weight and chronological age

N. V. Carobin, Rubatino, F. V. M., Freitas, M. L., de Oliveira, V. T., Pietra, R. X., Bosco, A. A., and Jehee, F. S., Methylation profile of SNRPN gene and its correlation with weight and chronological age, vol. 14, pp. 13791-13798, 2015.

Genomic imprinting is an important epigenetic phenomenon, wherein genes or gene clusters are marked by DNA methylation during gametogenesis. This plays a major role in several functions of normal cells, including cell differentiation, X chromosome inactivation, and the maintenance of chromatin structure, in mammalian development. The aim of this study was to investigate the possible differences in SNRPN gene methylation profiles in non-obese and obese individuals, and in children and adults.

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