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DNA Methylation: Development, Genetic Disease and Cancer

Part of the book series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology (CT MICROBIOLOGY, volume 310)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-IX
  2. Epigenetic Regulation in Drosophila

    • F. Lyko, C. Beisel, J. Marhold, R. Paro
    Pages 23-44
  3. Epimutations in Human Disease

    • B. Horsthemke
    Pages 45-59
  4. Epigenotypes of Latent Herpesvirus Genomes

    • J. Minarovits
    Pages 61-80
  5. MSL Proteins and the Regulation of Gene Expression

    • S. Rea, A. Akhtar
    Pages 117-140
  6. DNA Methylation Profiles of Female Steroid Hormone-Driven Human Malignancies

    • M. Campan, D. J. Weisenberger, P. W. Laird
    Pages 141-178
  7. Decreased Fidelity in Replicating DNA Methylation Patterns in Cancer Cells Leads to Dense Methylation of a CpG Island

    • N. Watanabe, E. Okochi-Takada, Y. Yagi, J. -I. Furuta, T. Ushijima
    Pages 199-210
  8. Methylation of Endogenous Human Retroelements in Health and Disease

    • W. A. Schulz, C. Steinhoff, A. R. Florl
    Pages 211-250
  9. Back Matter

    Pages 275-284

About this book

It has become apparent that the genomes of many organisms are characterized by unique patterns of DNA methylation which can differ from genome segment to genome segment and cell type to cell type. These patterns can be instrumental in determining cell type and function. Thus, it is not surprising that studies on the role of DNA methylation now occupy center stage in many fields of biology and medicine such as developmental biology, genetic imprinting, genetic disease, tumor biology, gene therapy, cloning of organisms and others. Once again, basic research in molecular biology has provided the essential foundation for investigations of biomedical problems.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institut für Genetik, Universität zu Köln, Köln, Germany

    Walter Doerfler, Petra Böhm

  • Institut für Klinische und Molekulare Virologie, Universität Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany

    Walter Doerfler

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: DNA Methylation: Development, Genetic Disease and Cancer

  • Editors: Walter Doerfler, Petra Böhm

  • Series Title: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-31181-5

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer-Verlag GmbH, DE, part of Springer Nature 2006

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-31180-5Published: 22 June 2006

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-06830-0Published: 16 November 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-31181-2Published: 02 September 2006

  • Series ISSN: 0070-217X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-9965

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 284

  • Topics: Human Genetics

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