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Table 4 The methylation status of p16 in the 8th and 15th week

From: Assessment of the effect of betaine on p16 and c-mycDNA methylation and mRNA expression in a chemical induced rat liver cancer model

group

8 w (M/U)

15 w (M/U)

control

1(4)

3(6)

model

4(1)

7(2)

1%betaine

3(2)

6(2)

2%betaine

3(2)

6(1)

4%betaine

4(1)

7(0)

  1. M: methylated; U:unmethylated. The methylation status of p16 in each group didn't show statistically significant differences after 8 weeks (P > 0.05) and 15 weeks (P > 0.05).