Strategies for detecting genomic DNA methylation: A survey of US patents

Recent Patents on DNA and Gene Sequences

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 79-85

  Chaudhry, M Ahmad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

5 methylcytosine; CpG islands; DNA methylation; Promoter methylation

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLCYTOSINE; BISULFITE; CYTOSINE; GENOMIC DNA; URACIL;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CPG ISLAND; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA METHYLATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOME; GENOME IMPRINTING; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; HUMAN; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSTTRANSCRIPTIONAL GENE SILENCING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RESTRICTION MAPPING; UNITED STATES; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

CPG ISLANDS; DNA METHYLATION; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS; PATENTS AS TOPIC; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SULFITES;

EID: 78649639254     PISSN: 18722156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/187221510793205719     Document Type: Article

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