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Silencing of Ultraconserved ncRNAs Is Not So Golden in Cancer

August 31, 2010  A new article in Oncogene details how silencing of transcribed ultraconserved regions (T-UCRs) by CpG island hypermthylation is associated with cancerous consequences. Read More...

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DNA Methylation States Mix and Mingle on the Nuclear Dance Floor

August 31, 2010  Some researchers think that methylated and unmethylated promoters in tumors segregate themselves in the same way: silenced genes gather in heterochromatin at the nuclear periphery, while unmethylated genes get active in euchromatin at the center. But is it really that black and white? Read More...

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Mecp2, miR-212 Keep Cocaine Addiction In Check

August 18, 2010  Anyone who's ever seen an episode of Celebrity Rehab knows that addiction is a very complicated issue, and as scientists recently found out, even the molecular basis of addiction is no simple matter. Read More...

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Polymerase Furiosus Over Lack of Credit in Bisulfite Sequencing

September 1, 2010  At EpiGenie, we try to call attention not just to the big names in the field that nab most of the limelight, but also to the folks busting their pipettes day and night for new discoveries. So why not give a shout out to a workhorse in the most widely used method for methylation analysis... Read More...

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The Epigenetics of Mental Illness

August 31, 2010  Mental disorders like depression will likely affect 1/6 of Americans at some point in their life. That probability might be higher if you’re a Cleveland sports fan, but seriously, with mental illnesses affecting hundreds of millions of people globally each year, we’re glad to see and in... Read More...

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5-Hydroxymethylcytosine Gets Sensitive

August 17, 2010  It’s been a bear to measure genomic 5-hmC, but some cagey researchers at the Ludwig Maximilians University have developed a simple and accurate assays that quantifies global 5-hmC levels. Read More...

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