Research Article

The Effect of Culture on Human Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Focus on DNA Methylation Profiles

Table 1

Percentage and ratio of CGIs reversing the methylation status in culture.

Total CGIsPromoter CGIsInside CGIs
Number of CGIs%
reversal
Ratio met/dem.%
reversal
Ratio met/dem.%
reversal
Ratio met/dem.

X chromosome 66533.200.933.801.1532.900.91
All autosomes2313335.600.3738.80.4033.80.37
Chromosome 2073731.400.44390.40290.49
XCI genes18930.101.5928.501.2030.202
No XCI genes47634.400.7436.601.1234.300.65
Escaping genes 2638.40

for comparison of value in cells of the same superscripted letters.