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Table 6 Distribution of CGIs over the gene association classes

From: Profile analysis and prediction of tissue-specific CpG island methylation classes

Gene association class

Location of CGI

# CGI (%)

Pseudogene

Within 1.5 kb of a pseudogene

62 (12.53)

TSS

Overlapping TSS

146 (29.49)

Promoter

Overlapping extended promoter region, (1.5 kb upstream of the TSS to end of the 5'UTR)

178 (35.96)

3'UTR

Overlapping 3' UTR and may overlap CDS

12 (2.42)

CDS

Overlapping protein coding region

51 (10.30)

Intron

Lies entirely within an Intron (excluding 3' and 5' UTRs)

29 (5.86)

NA

Outside of the gene environment

17 (3.43)