DNA methylation is a fundamental epigenetic mechanism in which a methyl group is added onto a nucleotide, commonly cytosine. DNA methylation affects many biological processes, including gene ...

Study: DNA methylation controls stemness of astrocytes in health and ischaemia. Image Credit: Christoph Bock, Max Planck ...

"Using this method, we identified groups of DNA methylation sites (known as loci) that mediate, or partially explain, the connection between early adversity and depressive symptoms in adolescence ...