Dynamic Alu Methylation during Normal Development, Aging, and Tumorigenesis

BioMed Research International

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Luo, Yanting ^a   Lu, Xuemei ^a   Xie, Hehuang ^a,b,c  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences and China National Center for Bioinformation   (China)

^b VIRGINIA BIOINFORMATICS INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DINUCLEOTIDE;

AGING; ALU SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; CPG ISLAND; DEVELOPMENT; DNA METHYLATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TUMOR INVASION; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGING; ALU ELEMENTS; CARCINOGENESIS; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84928199128     PISSN: 23146133     EISSN: 23146141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/784706     Document Type: Article

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