The biochemical process by which methyl groups are added to another chemical group or molecule. Methylation of DNA at specific locations in the sequence is a form of epigenetic regulation.
CAR-T cell cancer treatments could be made safer and more durable by reprogramming T cells without altering their DNA, according to new research...
A new method for tracking the lineage and type of different blood cells in humans has shown how ageing changes the make-up of blood...
Methylation in the placentas of male and female fetuses has marked differences, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland...
Gene silencing that causes Prader-Willi syndrome can be efficiently undone by using CRISPR-based epigenome editing, new research has revealed...
Epigenetic changes in the DNA of cheek cells have been linked to the use of e-cigarettes...
A new epigenomic blood test may distinguish between cancerous and benign ovarian tumours with greater accuracy than current tests...
A blood test taken in the first trimester of pregnancy to measure cell-free DNA methylation can help to predict the risk of preterm pre-eclampsia...
A simple test can identify those who will develop potentially dangerous cervical cell changes up to four years in advance...
Presenter, Dr Kat Arney, is in her element in this fascinating Genetics Unzipped episode on liquid biopsies...
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