Chromosome-wide and promoter-specific analyses identify sites of differential DNA methylation in normal and transformed human cells

Michaël Weber; Jonathan Davies; David Wittig; Edward J. Oakeley; Michael Haase; Wan L. Lam; Dirk Schübeler

doi:10.1038/ng1598

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BiologyDNA methylationCpG siteEpigeneticsMethylationPromoterDifferentially methylated regionsEpigenetics of physical exerciseGeneticsIllumina Methylation AssayRNA-Directed DNA MethylationGeneHuman genomeMolecular biologyEpigenomicsChromosomeGenomeGene expression

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Year: 2005
Type: article
Volume: 37
Issue: 8
Pages: 853-862
Citations: 1740
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                                    Michaël Weber, 
                                
                                    Jonathan Davies, 
                                
                                    David Wittig
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2005). 
                            Chromosome-wide and promoter-specific analyses identify sites of differential DNA methylation in normal and transformed human cells. 
                            Nature Genetics
                            , 37
                            (8)
                            , 853-862.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/ng1598
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/ng1598