LINE-1 DNA methylation is inversely correlated with cord plasma homocysteine in man: A preliminary study

Epigenetics

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 394-398

  Fryer, Anthony A ^a   Nafee, Tamer M ^b   Ismail, Khaled M K ^b   Carroll, William D ^c   Emes, Richard D ^a   Farrell, William E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c DERBYSHIRE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cord blood; Fetal; Folic acid; Homocysteine; LINE 1; Methylation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 73449144450     PISSN: 15592294     EISSN: 15592308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/epi.4.6.9766     Document Type: Article

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