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Table 4 Global DNA methylation and p53 promoter methylation in newborns exposed to arsenic and control groups

From: Effects of arsenic exposure on DNA methylation in cord blood samples from newborn babies and in a human lymphoblast cell line

Groups

DNA methylation

 

LINE-1

p53 promoter

 

(% Methylation)

(Methylated cytosine: cytosine)

Exposed

83.01 ± 0.40a

1.77 ± 0.11

(n = 55)

83.47 (73.02 - 89.15)b

1.66 (1.03 - 5.03)

Control

84.44 ± 0.64

1.53 ± 0.09

(n = 16)

84.87 (79.34 - 88.33)

1.48 (1.01 - 2.19)

  1. The values are expressed as the mean ± SE (a) and median (min - max) (b).