Methylation of CpG sites in exon 2 of the bcl-2 gene occurs in colorectal carcinoma

Anticancer Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4 A, 2001, Pages 2809-2814

  Babidge, W J ^a   Butler, L M ^a   Burton, M A ^a   Cowled, P A ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bcl 2; Colorectal carcinoma; Gene expression; Methylation

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN BCL 2;

ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; METHYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

BLOTTING, NORTHERN; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CPG ISLANDS; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; DNA METHYLATION; EXONS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; GENES, BCL-2; HUMANS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; RNA, MESSENGER; SITE-SPECIFIC DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE (CYTOSINE-SPECIFIC);

EID: 0035149596     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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