Higher Alu methylation levels in catch-up growth in twenty-year-old offsprings

• Main Authors: Rerkasem K., Rattanatanyong P., Rerkasem A., Wongthanee A., Rungruengthanakit K., Mangklabruks A., Mutirangura A.
• Format: Article
• Published: Public Library of Science 2015
• Subjects: Medicine (all); Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (all); Agricultural and Biological Sciences (all)
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84926380031&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/38451
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2015 Rerkasem et al. Alu elements and long interspersed element-1 (LINE-1 or L1) are two major human intersperse repetitive sequences. Lower Alu methylation, but not LINE-1, has been observed in blood cells of people in old age, and in menopausal women having lower bone mass and osteoporosis. Neve...