Dear Sir/Madam:
 
I have been trying to identify a CpG island sequence in the promoter of the 
TCF4 gene in the human and rhesus. From the genome browser I was able to 
download a small CpG island sequence of about 291 bases long with ~30-32 CpG 
dinucleotides in the human and macaque. However, I did find a paper published 
last year looking at CpG methylation of the TCF4 promoter sequence in gastric 
carcinoma patients and where the authors had identified a CpG island sequence 
immmediately upstream of the transcription start site and have their enitre 
study on this sequence. However, I was surprised to find this CpG sequence 
missing in the genome browser sequence. I have attached a copy of the paper for 
your reference. I am wondering if you have strict criteria for defining a CpG 
island. 
 
Will look forward to hear your response.
 
 
Thanks
Mahehs
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