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L1 and HERV-W retrotransposons are hypomethylated in human ovarian carcinomas

Wide-spread hypomethylation of CpG dinucleotides is characteristic of many cancers. Retrotransposons have been identified as potential targets of hypomethylation during cellular transformation. We report the results of an preliminary examination of the methylation status of CpG dinucleotides associa...

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Autores principales: Menendez, Laura, Benigno, Benedict B, McDonald, John F
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2004
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC411053/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15109395
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-4598-3-12