methBLAST and methPrimerDB: web-tools for PCR based methylation analysis
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>DNA methylation plays an important role in development and tumorigenesis by epigenetic modification and silencing of critical genes. The development of PCR-based methylation assays on bisulphite modified DNA heralded a breakthrough i...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2006-11-01
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Series: | BMC Bioinformatics |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2105/7/496 |