Infrequent Wnt inhibitory factor-1 (Wif-1) methylation in chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Leukemia Research

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1135-1139

  Chim, C S ^a   Fung, T K ^a   Wong, K F ^b   Lau, J S ^b   Liang, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese; CLL; Methylation; Wif 1

Indexed keywords

TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WNT INHIBITORY FACTOR 1; WNT PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CHINESE; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC CORRELATION; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHINA; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENES, TUMOR SUPPRESSOR; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; WNT PROTEINS;

EID: 33745823867     PISSN: 01452126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2005.12.005     Document Type: Article

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