Review of processing and analysis methods for DNA methylation array data

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1394-1402

  Wilhelm Benartzi, C S ^a   Koestler, D C ^b   Karagas, M R ^b   Flanagan, J M ^a   Christensen, B C ^b   Kelsey, K T ^c,d   Marsit, C J ^b   Houseman, E A ^e   Brown, R ^a,f  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

CANCER GENETICS; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MICROARRAY; DNA PROBE; DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING; EPIGENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SAMPLE;

DNA METHYLATION; DNA, NEOPLASM; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84884592505     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2013.496     Document Type: Review

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