EBV transformation and cell culturing destabilizes DNA methylation in human lymphoblastoid cell lines.

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Summary

The results suggest that lymphoblastoid cell lines should be used with caution for the identification of disease-associated DNA methylation changes or for discovery of new imprinted genes, as the methylation patterns seen in these cell lines may not always be representative ofDNA methylation present in the original B-lymphocytes of the patient.

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Published
2010-02-01
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DNA methylation, Biology, Epigenetics, Methylation, CpG site

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