Correlation between DNA methylation and pathological changes in human hepatocellular carcinoma

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 45, Issue 23, 1998, Pages 1753-1759

  Shen, Lanlan ^a   Fang, Jingyuan ^a   Qiu, Dekai ^a   Zhang, Tengfei ^a   Yang, Jiamei ^b   Chen, Shishu ^a   Xiao, Shudong ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Human hepatocellular carcinoma; Oncogene; Pathological change

Indexed keywords

DNA; METHYLTRANSFERASE; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INFILTRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MALE; METASTASIS; ONCOGENE C MYC; ONCOGENE N RAS; PRECANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0031736810     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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