title: [Methylation of nucleic acids and its relation to carcinogenesis (author's transl)].
abstract: The physiological methylation of nucleic acids and its relation to their biological function are discussed and compared with the methylation which occurs during chemical, viral and radiation carcinogenesis. The significance of methylated nucleic acid components as cancer markers is evaluated.
mesh_terms: D001669:Biochemical Phenomena; D001671:Biochemistry; D006801:Humans; D008745:Methylation; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D009696:Nucleic Acids / Q000502:physiology*; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012359:tRNA Methyltransferases / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D009696:Nucleic Acids; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012359:tRNA Methyltransferases
vernacular_title: Die Methylierung von Nukleinsäuren und ihr Zusammenhang mit der Karzinogenese.