Methylation of Promoter Regions of Genes of the Human Intrauterine Renin Angiotensin System and Their Expression

The intrauterine renin angiotensin system (RAS) is implicated in placentation and labour onset. Here we investigate whether promoter methylation of RAS genes changes with gestation or labour and if it affects gene expression. Early gestation amnion and placenta were studied, as were term amnion, dec...

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Main Authors: Shane D. Sykes, Carolyn Mitchell, Kirsty G. Pringle, Yu Wang, Tamas Zakar, Eugenie R. Lumbers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:International Journal of Endocrinology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/459818