Standardization and quality controls for the methylated DNA immunoprecipitation technique

Epigenetics

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 615-625

  Lisanti, Sofia ^a   von Zglinicki, Thomas ^a   Mathers, John C ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CpG methylation; MeDIP normalization; MeDIP quality controls; Methylated DNA immunoprecipitation; Whole genome amplification

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLCYTOSINE; ANTIBODY; GENOMIC DNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MICROARRAY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOME ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; LABORATORY TEST; METHYLATED DNA IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 84861931013     PISSN: 15592294     EISSN: 15592308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/epi.20028     Document Type: Article

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