Abstract
Genomic imprinting represents a form of epigenetic control of gene expression in which one allele of a gene is preferentially expressed according to the parent-of-origin of the allele. Genomic imprinting plays an important role in normal growth and development. Disruption of imprinting can result in a number of human imprinting syndromes and predispose to cancer. In this chapter, we describe a number of human imprinting syndromes to illustrate the concepts of genomic imprinting and how loss of imprinting of imprinted genes their relationship to human neoplasia.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 145-75 |
Number of pages | 31 |
Journal | Advances in Genetics |
Volume | 70 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2010 |