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methylcytosine
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methylcytosine [meth″il-si´to-sin]
a pyrimidine occurring in deoxyribonucleic acid.

methylcytosine
a pyrimidine occurring in deoxyribonucleic acid.


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Age Related Changes in 5-methylcytosine Content in Human Peripheral Leukocytes and Placentas: An HPLC-Based Study, 68 ANNALS HUM.
2004, 2005) reported global loss of monoacetylation and trimethylation of histone H4 as a common hallmark of human tumor cells; they suggested, however, that genomewide loss of 5-methylcytosine (associated with the acquisition of a transformed phenotype) exists not as a static predefined value throughout the process of carcinogenesis but rather as a dynamic parameter (i.
The sodium bisulfite sequencing method, which distinguishes between methylated and unmethylated cytosine residues, will be used to assess 5-methylcytosine levels in WI-38 fetal lung fibroblasts, a well-characterized system for studying aging and telomerase.
 
 
 
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