Methylation status of individual CpG sites within <it>Alu </it>elements in the human genome and <it>Alu </it>hypomethylation in gastric carcinomas

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Alu </it>methylation is correlated with the overall level of DNA methylation and recombination activity of the genome. However, the maintenance and methylation status of each CpG site within <it>Alu </it>e...

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Main Authors: Ji Jiafu, Zhu Bu-Dong, Zhou Jing, Zhang Baozhen, Liu Zhaojun, Xiang Shengyan, Deng Dajun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-02-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/10/44