DNA Methylation Signatures in Development and Aging of the Human Prefrontal Cortex

Shusuke Numata; Tianzhang Ye; Thomas M. Hyde; Xavier Guitart-Navarro; Ran Tao; Michael Wininger; Carlo Colantuoni; Daniel R. Weinberger; Joel E. Kleinman; Barbara K. Lipska

doi:10.1016/j.ajhg.2011.12.020

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DNA methylationEpigeneticsMethylationCpG siteBiologyPrefrontal cortexGeneticsGenomic imprintingGeneHuman brainGene expressionNeuroscience

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Year: 2012
Type: article
Volume: 90
Issue: 2
Pages: 260-272
Citations: 382
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                                    Shusuke Numata, 
                                
                                    Tianzhang Ye, 
                                
                                    Thomas M. Hyde
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2012). 
                            DNA Methylation Signatures in Development and Aging of the Human Prefrontal Cortex. 
                            The American Journal of Human Genetics
                            , 90
                            (2)
                            , 260-272.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajhg.2011.12.020
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2011.12.020