Supra-physiological folic acid concentrations induce aberrant DNA methylation in normal human cells in vitro

Epigenetics

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 689-694

  Charles, Michelle A ^a   Johnson, Ian T ^a   Belshaw, Nigel J ^a  

^a NORWICH RESEARCH PARK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CpG island; DNA methylation; Folic acid; LINE 1; Selenium

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; S ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SELENIUM;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL FUNCTION; COLON; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY;

EID: 84863800130     PISSN: 15592294     EISSN: 15592308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/epi.20461     Document Type: Article

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