Functions of DNA methylation: islands, start sites, gene bodies and beyond

Peter A. Jones

doi:10.1038/nrg3230

Keywords

DNA methylationBiologyEpigenetics of physical exerciseRNA-Directed DNA MethylationEpigeneticsEpigenomicsGeneticsCpG siteIllumina Methylation AssayMethylationGeneComputational biologyGene expression

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University of Southern California US

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Year: 2012
Type: review
Volume: 13
Issue: 7
Pages: 484-492
Citations: 5943
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                                    Peter A. Jones
                                
                            (2012). 
                            Functions of DNA methylation: islands, start sites, gene bodies and beyond. 
                            Nature Reviews Genetics
                            , 13
                            (7)
                            , 484-492.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/nrg3230

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DOI: 10.1038/nrg3230