Hydroxymethylated cytosines are associated with elevated C to G transversion rates.

It has long been known that methylated cytosines deaminate at higher rates than unmodified cytosines and constitute mutational hotspots in mammalian genomes. The repertoire of naturally occurring cytosine modifications, however, extends beyond 5-methylcytosine to include its oxidation derivatives, n...

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Main Authors: Fran Supek, Ben Lehner, Petra Hajkova, Tobias Warnecke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-09-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1004585&type=printable
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