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DNA methylation study

DNA methylation analysis

Methods

- methylation-specific PCR
- mcrBC/HpaII screening method
- bisulfite sequencing

See also

- high-throughput DNA methylation profiling

References

- Ushijima T. Detection and interpretation of altered methylation patterns in cancer cells. Nat Rev Cancer. 2005 Mar;5(3):223-31. PMID: 15719030

- Lindsey JC, Lusher ME, Anderton JA, Bailey S, Gilbertson RJ, Pearson AD, Ellison DW, Clifford SC. Identification of tumour-specific epigenetic events in medulloblastoma development by hypermethylation profiling. Carcinogenesis. 2003 Dec 19 PMID: 14688019

- Laird PW. The power and the promise of DNA methylation markers. Nat Rev Cancer. 2003 Apr;3(4):253-66. PMID: 12671664