Noun
hypermethylation (countable and uncountable, plural hypermethylations)
(genetics) an increase in the epigenetic methylation of cytosine and adenosine residues in DNA.
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