DNA methylation, genotype and gene expression: Who is driving and who is along for the ride?

Genome Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Jones, Meaghan J ^a   Fejes, Anthony P ^a   Kobor, Michael S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; CPG ISLAND; DNA INTEGRATION; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POPULATION GENETICS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION;

DNA METHYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS;

EID: 84883809439     PISSN: 14747596     EISSN: 1474760X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/gb-2013-14-7-126     Document Type: Article

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