DNA hypomethylation and imbalanced expression of DNA methyltransferases (DNMT1, 3A, and 3B) in human uterine leiomyoma

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 123-130

  Li, Shuanfang ^a,b,c   Chiang, Tung Chin ^a   Richard Davis, Gloria ^a   Barrett, J Carl ^b   Mclachlan, John A ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA methyltransferase; Methylation; Real time PCR; Uterine leiomyoma

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLCYTIDINE; ANTIBODY; CYTIDINE DERIVATIVE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 1; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3A; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3B; MESSENGER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DNA (CYTOSINE 5 ) METHYLTRANSFERASE 1; DNA (CYTOSINE 5) METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE 1;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENETIC REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MYOMETRIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; UTERUS MYOMA; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; LEIOMYOMA; UTERUS CANCER;

DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0037486949     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-8258(03)00194-X     Document Type: Article

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