Whole genome bisulfite sequencing of cell-free DNA and its cellular contributors uncovers placenta hypomethylated domains

Genome Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Jensen, Taylor J ^a   Kim, Sung K ^a   Zhu, Zhanyang ^a   Chin, Christine ^a   Gebhard, Claudia ^a   Lu, Tim ^a   Deciu, Cosmin ^a   van den Boom, Dirk ^a   Ehrich, Mathias ^a  

^a SEQUENOM INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATING CELL FREE DNA; CYTOSINE; DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; GENOMIC DNA; HISTONE H3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; HYDROGEN SULFITE; SULFITE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD BUFFY COAT; CHROMOSOME 16; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; DFFERENTIALLY METHYLATED REGION; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DNA METHYLATION; DNA STRUCTURE; FEMALE; FRAGMENT LENGTH; GENE DENSITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC PARAMETERS; GENETIC PROCEDURES; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; METHYLOME; PLACENTA HYPOMETHYLATED DOMAIN; PREGNANT WOMAN; PROMOTER REGION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE; WHOLE GENOME BISULFITE SEQUENCING; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; FETUS; GENE LIBRARY; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENOMICS; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; METABOLISM; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY;

CPG ISLANDS; CYTOSINE; DNA; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; FETUS; GENE LIBRARY; GENOMICS; HUMANS; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SULFITES;

EID: 84935828551     PISSN: 14747596     EISSN: 1474760X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13059-015-0645-x     Document Type: Article

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