DBCAT: Database of CpG islands and analytical tools for identifying comprehensive methylation profiles in cancer cells

Journal of Computational Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1013-1017

  Kuo, Hsien Chi ^a   Lin, Po Yu ^a   Chung, Ting Chiun ^a   Chao, Chin Mei ^a   Lai, Liang Chuan ^a   Tsai, Mong Hsun ^a   Chuang, Eric Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

algorithms; databases; gene chips

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC DATABASE; GENETICS; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING;

BINDING SITES; CPG ISLANDS; DATABASES, GENETIC; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENOMICS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BINDING; SOFTWARE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 79961145731     PISSN: 10665277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cmb.2010.0038     Document Type: Article

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