Differences of DNA methylation profiles between monozygotic twins' blood samples

Molecular Biology Reports

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 5275-5280

  Li, Chengtao ^a,b   Zhao, Shumin ^b   Zhang, Na ^b   Zhang, Suhua ^b   Hou, Yiping ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC SCIENCE   (China)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Forensic genetics; Individual identification; Monozygotic twins

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLCYTOSINE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GENOMIC DNA; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ACTB GENE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; EFNB1 GENE; EPIGENETICS; FEMALE; G6PD GENE; GAPDH GENE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; HUMAN; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PILOT STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

CPG ISLANDS; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 84883300014     PISSN: 03014851     EISSN: 15734978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11033-013-2627-y     Document Type: Article

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