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The Control Region of Mitochondrial DNA Shows an Unusual CpG and Non-CpG Methylation Pattern

DNA methylation is a common epigenetic modification of the mammalian genome. Conflicting data regarding the possible presence of methylated cytosines within mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) have been reported. To clarify this point, we analysed the methylation status of mtDNA control region (D-loop) on hum...

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Autores principales: Bellizzi, Dina, D'Aquila, Patrizia, Scafone, Teresa, Giordano, Marco, Riso, Vincenzo, Riccio, Andrea, Passarino, Giuseppe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3859322/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23804556
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/dnares/dst029