methylation pattern

collocation in English

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methylation
noun[U]
uk
/ˌmeθ.ɪˈleɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌmeθ.ɪˈleɪ.ʃən/
the process of adding a group of methyl atoms into a molecule ...
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pattern
noun
uk
/ˈpæt.ən/us
/ˈpæt̬.ɚn/
a particular way in which something is done, is organized, ...
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(Definition ofmethylationandpatternfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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These changes inmethylationpatternare often due to mutations in methyltransferase and demethyltransferase.
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This alternatemethylationpatternin cancer samples is suggestive of an aberrant activation or repression of the gene compared to normal tissue samples.
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This method was limited not suitable for studies on the globalmethylationpattern, or methylome.
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Changes in themethylationpatternand level have been shown to contribute to cancer and various developmental diseases.
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It has a thiazoline ring flanked by polyketide segments, one of which has an unusualmethylationpattern.
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Crucially, these methylation patterns were reversible in adulthood.
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The global cytosinemethylationpatternappears to be established prior to the reprogramming of the histone code that occurs upon in vitro differentiation of embryonic stem cells.
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By comparing restriction fragment sizes generated from the methylation-sensitive enzyme to those of the methylation-insensitive enzyme, it was possible to determine themethylationpatternof the region.
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Abnormal methylation patterns are thought to be involved in oncogenesis.
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These methylation patterns are copied to the new chromosomes when cells replicate their genomes and so methylation alterations are heritable and subject to natural selection.
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Tumor methylation patterns in gene promotors have been shown to correlate positively with familial history of cancer.
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Also, aberrant methylation patterns are well characterized in many cancers.
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Bisulfite sequencing, like the traditional restriction based methods, was historically limited to methylation patterns of specific gene loci, until whole genome sequencing technologies became available.
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