Methylation and expression of the lactoferrin gene in human tissues and cancer cells

BioMetals

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 317-323

  Teng, Christina ^a   Gladwell, Wesley ^a   Raphiou, Ibrahim ^a   Liu, Eric ^a  

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

Author keywords

Bisulfite genomic sequencing; Cancer cells; Lactoferrin; Methylation

Indexed keywords

BISULFITE; CELL DNA; LACTOFERRIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; ESTROGEN RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRON; LEUKEMIA CELL; LEUKOCYTE; PROMOTER REGION;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CPG ISLANDS; DNA METHYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; LACTOFERRIN; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SULFITES; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 3342954853     PISSN: 09660844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BIOM.0000027711.13818.8a     Document Type: Article

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