Single-molecule quantification of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine for diagnosis of blood and colon cancers
Abstract Background The DNA modification 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC) is now referred to as the sixth base of DNA with evidence of tissue-specific patterns and correlation with gene regulation and expression. This epigenetic mark was recently reported as a potential biomarker for multiple types of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-07-01
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| Series: | Clinical Epigenetics |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13148-017-0368-9 |