title: DNA methylation: an identity card for brain cells.
abstract: A recently published study has revealed the genome-wide dynamics of DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation patterns at single-base resolution in the human and mouse developing brain.
authors.forename: Ambre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bender
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weber
mesh_terms: D044503:5-Methylcytosine / Q000378:metabolism / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000166:cytology / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D003596:Cytosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000378:metabolism; D019175:DNA Methylation; D044127:Epigenesis, Genetic; D016678:Genome; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D009457:Neuroglia / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D009928:Organ Specificity
chemical_list: C011865:5-hydroxymethylcytosine; D044503:5-Methylcytosine; D003596:Cytosine