methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction evidence

Term ID

ECO:0000077

Synonyms

• methylation-specific PCR evidence
• MS-PCR
• MSP

Definition

A type of in vitro methylation assay evidence resulting from initial modification of DNA by sodium bisulfite, converting all unmethylated cytosines to uracil, and subsequent amplification with primers specific for methylated versus unmethylated DNA. 8790415

References

Ontology

Evidence Ontology