Article
Virtues and Weaknesses of DNA Methylation as a Test for Cervical Cancer Prevention
1 Jan 2016
Abstract excerpt
Epigenetics is the study of heritable and non-heritable genetic coding that is additive to information contained within classical DNA base pair sequences. Differential methylation has a fundamental role in the development and outcome of malignancies, chronic and degenerative diseases and aging. DNA methylation can be measured accurately and easily via various molecular methods and has become a key technology for...
