Mismatch repair gene promoter methylation and expression in hydatidiform moles

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 272, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 35-39

  Chen, Huaizeng ^a   Ye, Dafeng ^a   Xie, Xing ^a   Lu, Weiguo ^a   Zhu, Changkun ^a   Chen, Xiaodong ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Gestational trophoblastic disease; Mismatch repair gene; Promoter methylation; Trophoblast

Indexed keywords

DNA; ENDONUCLEASE; ENDONUCLEASE HPA II; PROTEIN MLH1; PROTEIN MSH2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CARCINOGENESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOTROPHOBLAST; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METHYLATION; MISMATCH REPAIR; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLACENTA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TROPHOBLASTIC TUMOR;

CARRIER PROTEINS; DNA METHYLATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA, NEOPLASM; FEMALE; FETUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE, INVASIVE; MUTS HOMOLOG 2 PROTEIN; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 21244436027     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-004-0665-3     Document Type: Article

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