Experimental Hematology
Volume 34, Issue 11 , Pages 1462-1470 , November 2006

DNA methylation during mouse hemopoietic differentiation and radiation-induced leukemia

  • George Giotopoulos

      Affiliations

    • Department of Genetics, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Carol McCormick

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Oncology & Applied Pharmacology, CRUK Beatson Laboratories, Glasgow University, Glasgow, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Clare Cole

      Affiliations

    • Department of Genetics, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Abigail Zanker

      Affiliations

    • Department of Genetics, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Mays Jawad

      Affiliations

    • Department of Genetics, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Robert Brown

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Oncology & Applied Pharmacology, CRUK Beatson Laboratories, Glasgow University, Glasgow, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Mark Plumb

      Affiliations

    • Department of Genetics, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationOffprint requests to: Mark Plumb, B.Sc., Ph.D., Department of Genetics, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK

Received 30 March 2006 ,Revised 8 June 2006 ,Accepted 13 June 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.exphem.2006.06.008

Experimental Hematology
Volume 34, Issue 11 , Pages 1462-1470 , November 2006

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