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| Title |
Letter to the editor: blood processing and sample storage have negligible effects on methylation
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| Published in |
Clinical Epigenetics, February 2018
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13148-018-0455-6 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Kira Groen, Rodney A. Lea, Vicki E. Maltby, Rodney J. Scott, Jeannette Lechner-Scott |
| Abstract |
DNA methylation is a dynamic epigenetic mechanism. Researchers aiming to assess archived DNA samples are expressing concern about the effect of technical factors on methylation, as this may confound results. We reviewed recent reports examining this issue in blood samples and concluded that variation in collection, storage, and processing of blood DNA confers negligible effects on both global methylation and methylation status of specific genes. These results are concordant with studies that have investigated the effect of sample storage and processing on methylation in other tissues, such as tumour, sperm, and placenta samples. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 6 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 33% |
| Spain | 1 | 17% |
| Unknown | 3 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 6 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 62 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 62 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 19 | 31% |
| Researcher | 16 | 26% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 6% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 6 | 10% |
| Unknown | 7 | 11% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 19 | 31% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 13 | 21% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 13% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 3% |
| Neuroscience | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 6 | 10% |
| Unknown | 12 | 19% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 04 March 2018.
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#7,546,261
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#559
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#159,039
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Outputs of similar age from Clinical Epigenetics
#18
of 33 outputs
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