Aging, methylation and cancer

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 835-842

  Ahuja, N ^a   Issa, J P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Age related methylation; Colorectal cancer; CpG islands; DNA methylation; Tumor suppressor genes

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLCYTOSINE; AZACITIDINE; CALCITONIN; DINUCLEOTIDE; DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN P16; PROTEIN P21; SOMATOMEDIN B; THROMBOSPONDIN 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRICHOSTATIN A;

ACETYLATION; AGING; CANCER; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL SUBPOPULATION; COLON CANCER; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SILENCING; HUMAN; METHYLATION; MUTATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

AGING; ANIMALS; CPG ISLANDS; DNA METHYLATION; DNA, NEOPLASM; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033913645     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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