Bioinformatic interrogation of expression array data to identify nutritionally regulated genes potentially modulated by DNA methylation

Genes and Nutrition

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 167-171

  McKay, J A ^a   Adriaens, M E ^b   Ford, F D ^a   Relton, C L ^a   Evelo, C T A ^b   Mathers, J C ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bioinformatics; CpG islands; DNA methylation; Gene expression; In silico promoter analysis; Transcription factor binding sites

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857801304     PISSN: 15558932     EISSN: 18653499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12263-008-0095-0     Document Type: Article

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