Comparison of methods for quantification of global DNA methylation in human cells and tissues.

DNA methylation is a key epigenetic modification which, in mammals, occurs mainly at CpG dinucleotides. Most of the CpG methylation in the genome is found in repetitive regions, rich in dormant transposons and endogenous retroviruses. Global DNA hypomethylation, which is a common feature of several...

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Main Authors: Sofia Lisanti, Wan A W Omar, Bartłomiej Tomaszewski, Sofie De Prins, Griet Jacobs, Gudrun Koppen, John C Mathers, Sabine A S Langie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0079044
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