Blood as a surrogate marker for tissue-s
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Jill A. McKay; Long Xie; Sarah Harris; Yi K. Wong; Dianne Ford; John C. Mathers
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Article
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2011
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract **Scope**: DNA methylation patterns are tissue specific and may influence tissue‐specific gene regulation. Human studies investigating DNA methylation in relation to environmental factors primarily use blood‐derived DNA as a surrogate for DNA from target tissues. It is therefore importa