Epigenetic marks by DNA methylation specific to stem, germ and somatic cells in mice
- 10 September 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Genes to Cells
- Vol. 7 (9) , 961-969
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2443.2002.00574.x
Abstract
Background: DNA methylation is involved in many gene functions such as gene‐silencing, X‐inactivation, imprinting and stability of the gene. We recently found that some CpG islands had a tissue‐depe...Keywords
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