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A comprehensive analysis of allelic methylation status of CpG islands on human chromosome 21q.
Genome research - 1 Feb 2004
Yamada Yoichi, Watanabe Hidemi, Miura Fumihito, Soejima Hidenobu, Uchiyama Michiko, Iwasaka Tsuyoshi, Mukai Tsunehiro, Sakaki Yoshiyuki, Ito Takashi
Abstract excerpt
Approximately half of all human genes have CpG islands (CGIs)around their promoter regions. Although CGIs usually escape methylation, those on Chromosome X in females and those in the vicinity of imprinted genes are exceptions: They have both methylated and unmethylated alleles to display a "composite" pattern in methylation analysis. In addition, aberrant methylation of CGIs is known to often occur in cancer...
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