Beware of manipulations on the genome: epigenetic destabilization through (foreign) DNA insertions

DNA methylation and transcription in HERV (K, W, E) and LINE sequences remain unchanged upon foreign DNA insertions

(2016) Stefanie Weber et al.   Epigenomics

Destabilization of the human epigenome: consequences of foreign DNA insertions

(2015) Stefanie Weber et al.   Epigenomics

Stable DNA Methylation Boundaries and Expanded Trinucleotide Repeats: Role of DNA Insertions

(2014) Anja Naumann et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

The new frontier of genome engineering with CRISPR-Cas9

(2014) J. A. Doudna et al.   SCIENCE

Cancer Genome Landscapes

(2013) B. Vogelstein et al.   SCIENCE

Impact of foreign DNA integration on tumor biology and on evolution via epigenetic alterations

(2012) Walter Doerfler   Epigenomics

Epigenetic consequences of foreign DNA insertions: de novo methylation and global alterations of methylation patterns in recipient genomes

(2011) Walter Doerfler   REVIEWS IN MEDICAL VIROLOGY

DNA – A molecule in search of additional functions: Recipient of pool wave emissions? A hypothesis

(2010) Walter Doerfler   MEDICAL HYPOTHESES

A Distinct DNA-Methylation Boundary in the 5′- Upstream Sequence of the FMR1 Promoter Binds Nuclear Proteins and Is Lost in Fragile X Syndrome

(2009) Anja Naumann et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS

Differential methylation of tissue- and cancer-specific CpG island shores distinguishes human induced pluripotent stem cells, embryonic stem cells and fibroblasts

(2009) Akiko Doi et al.   NATURE GENETICS