hypermethylation

Noun

Meaning

hypermethylation (countable and uncountable, plural hypermethylations)

(genetics) an increase in the epigenetic methylation of cytosine and adenosine residues in DNA.

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Antonyms

hypomethylation

Examples

Adjunctive allopurinol is safe, effective, and well tolerated in inflammatory bowel disease patients who do not respond adequately to thiopurines due to hypermethylation. Source: Internet

It can actually promote healthy epigenetic methylation, as well as inhibit the process of hypermethylation at those regions, at those suppressor gene sites. Source: Internet

Hypermethylation of the promoters between gene pairs WNT9A/CD558500, CTDSPL/BC040563, and KCNK15/BF195580 has been associated with tumors. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

hypermethylase hypermethylate hypermethylated hypermethylator hypermethylome hypermetria