DNA methylation of alu repeats in complicated urinary tract infection in children
DNA methylation of alu repeats in complicated urinary tract infection in children
The study was conducted in the Department of Pediatrics of a referral hospital. Genomic DNA from 50 children with UTI and 50 healthy controls were isolated. The level of DNA methylation in Alu repeat was examined in these children using methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction.