Genomic patterns and context specific interpretation of DNA methylation

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 85-92

  Baubec, Tuncay ^a   Schübeler, Dirk ^a,b  

^a FRIEDRICH MIESCHER INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA;

CHROMATIN; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MODIFICATION; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE CONTROL; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE REPRESSION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOME;

ANIMALS; CPG ISLANDS; DNA METHYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOME; HUMANS;

EID: 84895801889     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: 18790380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2013.11.015     Document Type: Review

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