hMLH1 promoter hypermethylation is an early event in human endometrial tumorigenesis

American Journal of Pathology

Volumn 155, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1767-1772

  Esteller, Manel ^a   Catasus, Lluis ^b   Matias Guiu, Xavier ^b   Mutter, George L ^c   Prat, Jaime ^b   Baylin, Steve B ^a   Herman, James G ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; DNA METHYLATION; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

EID: 0032706744     PISSN: 00029440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9440(10)65492-2     Document Type: Article

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