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Individual variation and longitudinal pattern of genome-wide DNA methylation from birth to the first two years of life.
Epigenetics - 1 Jun 2012
Wang Deli, Liu Xin, Zhou Ying, Xie Hehuang, Hong Xiumei, Tsai Hui-Ju, Wang Guoying, Liu Rong, Wang Xiaobin
Abstract excerpt
Prenatal development and early childhood are critical periods for establishing the tissue-specific epigenome, and may have a profound impact on health and disease in later life. However, epigenomic profiles at birth and in early childhood remain largely unexplored. The focus of this report is to examine the individual variation and longitudinal pattern of genome-wide DNA methylation levels from birth through the...
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