Table of Contents
Preface v
Chapter 1 Epigenetics and Transposon Control in the Mammalian Germline Safia Malki Alex Bortoin 1
Chapter 2 Epigenetic Modifications during Mammalian Oogenesis: Emerging Roles of Chromatin Structure during Oocyte Growth and Meiotic Maturation Rabindranath De La Fuente Claudia Baumann Maria M. Viveiros 35
Chapter 3 Meiotic Recombination in the Human Germ Line Fatima Smagulova 59
Chapter 4 Epigenetics of Male Infertility Debbie Montjean Antoine D. Rolland Celia Ravel 87
Chapter 5 Epigenetic Regulation of X-Chromosome Inactivation Bernhard Payer 113
Chapter 6 Placentation and Genomic Imprinting Courtney W. Hanna Wendy P. Robinson 159
Chapter 7 Genetic and Epigenetic Variation at the H19 Imprinted Region and Its Effect on Birth Weight Celia M T Greenwood Changjiang Xu Shomoita Alam Julia Krushkal Ronald M. Adkins Anna K. Naumova 185
Chapter 8 Disturbances in Folate Metabolism and Their Impact on Development Renala H. Bahous Karen E. Christensen Rima Rozen 209
Chapter 9 Early Life Experiences and Their Influence on Epigenetic Marks and Human Brain Development Alike Hoffmann Diet mar Spengler 239
Chapter 10 Epigenetic Consequences of Human Assisted Reproductive Technologies Debra L. Fulton Seang Lin Tan Teruko Taketo 273
