DNA Methylation

"DNA Methylation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Addition of methyl groups to DNA. DNA methyltransferases (DNA methylases) perform this reaction using S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE as the methyl group donor.

Descriptor ID	D019175
MeSH Number(s)	G02.111.035.538.161 G02.111.218 G03.059.538.161 G05.206
Concept/Terms	DNA Methylation DNA Methylation DNA Methylations Methylation, DNA Methylations, DNA

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "DNA Methylation".

Biological Sciences [G]
Chemical Phenomena [G02]
Biochemical Phenomena [G02.111]
Alkylation [G02.111.035]
Methylation [G02.111.035.538]
DNA Methylation [G02.111.035.538.161]
DNA Methylation [G02.111.218]
Metabolism [G03]
Alkylation [G03.059]
Methylation [G03.059.538]
DNA Methylation [G03.059.538.161]
Genetic Phenomena [G05]
DNA Methylation [G05.206]

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Bar chart showing 170 publications over 23 distinct years, with a maximum of 20 publications in 2013

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1998	0	2	2
1999	0	1	1
2000	1	0	1
2001	1	0	1
2002	1	1	2
2003	4	5	9
2004	4	2	6
2005	3	5	8
2006	1	2	3
2007	7	7	14
2008	3	2	5
2009	4	2	6
2010	6	4	10
2011	5	2	7
2012	3	7	10
2013	8	12	20
2014	9	3	12
2015	8	5	13
2016	8	2	10
2017	5	4	9
2018	6	5	11
2019	6	2	8
2020	1	1	2

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Wu L, Yang Y, Guo X, Shu XO, Cai Q, Shu X, Li B, Tao R, Wu C, Nikas JB, Sun Y, Zhu J, Roobol MJ, Giles GG, Brenner H, John EM, Clements J, Grindedal EM, Park JY, Stanford JL, Kote-Jarai Z, Haiman CA, Eeles RA, Zheng W, Long J. An integrative multi-omics analysis to identify candidate DNA methylation biomarkers related to prostate cancer risk. Nat Commun. 2020 08 06; 11(1):3905.

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Wang S, Tailor K, Kwabi-Addo B. Androgen-induced Epigenetic Profiles of Polycomb and Trithorax Genes in Prostate Cancer Cells. Anticancer Res. 2020 May; 40(5):2559-2565.

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Yao Z, Di Poto C, Mavodza G, Oliver E, Ressom HW, Sherif ZA. DNA Methylation Activates TP73 Expression in Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Gastrointestinal Cancer. Sci Rep. 2019 12 18; 9(1):19367.

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Chuang TD, Khorram O. Cross-talk between miR-29c and transforming growth factor-ß3 is mediated by an epigenetic mechanism in leiomyoma. Fertil Steril. 2019 12; 112(6):1180-1189.

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Apprey V, Wang S, Tang W, Kittles RA, Southerland WM, Ittmann M, Kwabi-Addo B. Association of Genetic Ancestry With DNA Methylation Changes in Prostate Cancer Disparity. Anticancer Res. 2019 Nov; 39(11):5861-5866.

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Schunke KJ, Walton CB, Veal DR, Mafnas CT, Anderson CD, Williams AL, Shohet RV. Protein kinase C binding protein 1 inhibits hypoxia-inducible factor-1 in the heart. Cardiovasc Res. 2019 07 01; 115(8):1332-1342.

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Dye CK, Corley MJ, Li D, Khadka VS, Mitchell BI, Sultana R, Lum-Jones A, Shikuma CM, Ndhlovu LC, Maunakea AK. Comparative DNA methylomic analyses reveal potential origins of novel epigenetic biomarkers of insulin resistance in monocytes from virally suppressed HIV-infected adults. Clin Epigenetics. 2019 06 28; 11(1):95.

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Wang Z, Katsaros D, Biglia N, Shen Y, Fu Y, Tiirikainen M, Yu H. Low expression of WWC1, a tumor suppressor gene, is associated with aggressive breast cancer and poor survival outcome. FEBS Open Bio. 2019 07; 9(7):1270-1280.

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Desai M, Han G, Li T, Ross MG. Programmed Epigenetic DNA Methylation-Mediated Reduced Neuroprogenitor Cell Proliferation and Differentiation in Small-for-Gestational-Age Offspring. Neuroscience. 2019 08 01; 412:60-71.

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Skinner MK, Nilsson E, Sadler-Riggleman I, Beck D, Ben Maamar M, McCarrey JR. Transgenerational sperm DNA methylation epimutation developmental origins following ancestral vinclozolin exposure. Epigenetics. 2019 07; 14(7):721-739.

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