The E-cadherin gene is silenced by CpG methylation in human hepatocellular carcinomas

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 355-359

  Kanai, Yae ^a   Ushijima, Saori ^a   Hui, Ai Min ^a   Ochiai, Atsushi ^a   Tsuda, Hitoshi ^a   Sakamoto, Michiie ^a   Hirohashi, Setsuo ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

UVOMORULIN;

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA METHYLATION; GENE LOCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER CARCINOGENESIS; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SILENCER GENE;

CADHERINS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; DINUCLEOSIDE PHOSPHATES; DNA METHYLATION; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; DNA, NEOPLASM; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS);

EID: 0030920634     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0215(19970502)71:3<355::AID-IJC8>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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