Pyrosequencing evaluation of widely available bisulfite conversion methods: Considerations for application

Medical Epigenetics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 28-36

  Izzi, Benedetta ^a,b   Binder, Alexandra M ^c   Michels, Karin B ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisulfite treatment; DNA methylation; Pyrosequencing

Indexed keywords

BISULFITE;

AMPLICON; ARTICLE; DNA METHYLATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROSEQUENCING; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84924419856     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16645561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000358882     Document Type: Article

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