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Table 3. Methylation of studied genes in cord blood of offspring.

Gene	Infants conceived naturally,% (n = 30)	Infants conceived through ICSI,%
Gene	Infants conceived naturally,% (n = 30)	Normal imprinting ^a (n = 6)	Abnormal imprinting ^b (n = 7)	Total (n = 13)
H19	53.9 ± 2.9	55.5 ± 1.5	53.3 ± 1.2^*	54.3 ± 1.7
SNRPN	42.5 ± 1.6	43.2 ± 1.2	42.5 ± 1.5	42.8 ± 1.4
KCNQ1OT1	39.0 ± 2.4	38.0 ± 2.1	38.0 ± 3.1	38.0 ± 2.6

^a infants were given birth by patients with normal imprinting in sperm.

^b infants were given birth by patients with abnormal imprinting in sperm.

*P< 0.05 in comparison to the normal imprinting group.