MIRA-SNuPE, a quantitative, multiplex method for measuring allele-specific DNA methylation

Epigenetics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 212-223

  Lee, Dong Hoon ^a   Tran, Diana A ^a   Singh, Purnima ^a   Oates, Nathan ^a   Rivas, Guillermo E ^a   Larson, Garrett P ^a   Pfeifer, Gerd P ^a   Szabó, Piroska E ^a  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

DMR; DNA methylation; Epigenetics; Imprinting; MBD; MIRA; SNuPE

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ALLELE; AMNION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MODIFICATION; EMBRYO; EPIGENETICS; FIBROBLAST; GENOME IMPRINTING; HEART; KIDNEY; LIVER; METHYLATED CPG ISLAND RECOVERY ASSAY; MOUSE; MOUSE EMBRYO; MULTIPLEX SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE PRIMER EXTENSION ASSAY; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; PLACENTA; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 79951495448     PISSN: 15592294     EISSN: 15592308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/epi.6.2.13699     Document Type: Article

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