[Determination of the role of DNA cytosine methylation in human genetic individuality].

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[Determination of the role of DNA cytosine methylation in human genetic individuality].

Biulleten' eksperimental'noi biologii i meditsiny - 1 Aug 1991

Novikov L B, Fedorov S N, Iatsuk O S, Levanova G I, Kalinovskiĭ V P, Khanson K P

Abstract excerpt

By the restriction analysis method we established that methylation of the 5'-end cytosine in 5'-m5CC-3' duplexes had individual specific features. This genetic peculiarity did not change even in DNA from human stomach carcinomas.

Topics

Cytosine
DNA
DNA Probes
Genes, ras
Genetic Variation
Humans
Stomach Neoplasms
Stomach Ulcer

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