The role of imprinted genes in mouse models of IUGR
Each year in Canada, 5% of ongoing pregnancies are affected by intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), a condition diagnosed when a baby's birth weight is less than the bottom 5th percentile. Placental dysfunction is thought to be the main contributor to IUGR and many genetic aberrations can le...
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University of British Columbia
2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/33065 |