Retinoids and epigenetic silencing in cancer

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 284-289

  Johanning, Gary L ^a   Piyathilake, Chandrika J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Histones; Methylation; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; BETA CAROTENE; CRYPTOXANTHIN; RETINOID; DNA;

ACETYLATION; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC LINKAGE; GROWTH REGULATION; HUMAN; MEDIATOR RELEASE; METHYLATION; NUTRITION; PROMOTER REGION; SHORT SURVEY; TARGET CELL; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY; CELL TRANSFORMATION; DNA METHYLATION; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; NEOPLASM; REVIEW;

CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; DNA METHYLATION; DNA, NEOPLASM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; GENE SILENCING; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; RETINOIDS;

EID: 0141889047     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1301/nr.2003.aug.284-289     Document Type: Short Survey

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