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. 2005 Dec 15;65(24):11241-6.
doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-05-3865.

A blueprint for a Human Epigenome Project: the AACR Human Epigenome Workshop

Peter A Jones  1 , Robert Martienssen
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A blueprint for a Human Epigenome Project: the AACR Human Epigenome Workshop

Peter A Jones et al. Cancer Res. .

Abstract

Epigenetic processes control the packaging and function of the human genome and contribute to normal and pathologic states, including cancer. The time is ripe to undertake an international effort to identify all the chemical changes and relationships between chromatin constituents that provide function to the genetic code. A timely workshop of leading experts, convened by the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), confirmed that the technology is at hand to begin defining human epigenomes at high resolution.

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  • It is time for a Human Epigenome Project.
    Rauscher FJ 3rd. Rauscher FJ 3rd. Cancer Res. 2005 Dec 15;65(24):11229. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-65-24-ED1. Cancer Res. 2005. PMID: 16357122 No abstract available.
  • German human methylome project started.
    Jeltsch A, Walter J, Reinhardt R, Platzer M. Jeltsch A, et al. Cancer Res. 2006 Jul 15;66(14):7378. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-06-1071. Cancer Res. 2006. PMID: 16849590 No abstract available.

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