Hypermethylation of the APC (adenomatous polyposis coli) gene promoter region in human colorectal carcinoma

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 644-648

  Hiltunen, Mikko O ^a   Alhonen, Leena ^a   Koistinaho, Jari ^a   Myöhänen, Sanna ^a   Pääkkönen, Matti ^b   Marin, Sinikka ^b   Kosma, Veli Matti ^b   Jänne, Juhani ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLON ADENOMA; COLON POLYPOSIS; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; METHYLATION; MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOMA; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CYTOSINE; DNA METHYLATION; GENES, APC; GERM-LINE MUTATION; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS);

EID: 0030887086     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0215(19970317)70:6<644::AID-IJC3>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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