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An improved version of the DNA Methylation database (MethDB).
Nucleic acids research - 1 Jan 2003
Amoreira Céline, Hindermann Winfried, Grunau Christoph
Abstract excerpt
Cytosine methylation is a characteristic property of prokaryotic and eukaryotic genomes. In the latter, it is indispensable for a healthy development of the organism and uncontrolled changes in the distribution of 5-methylcytosine (5mC) have been linked to severe disorders, in particular cancer. The growing scientific interest in DNA methylation has led to a considerable amount of data about this epigenetic...
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