Epigenetic silencing of the putative tumor suppressor gene testisin in testicular germ cell tumors

Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology

Volumn 132, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 765-770

  Kempkensteffen, Carsten ^a   Christoph, Frank ^a   Weikert, Steffen ^a   Krause, Hans ^a   Köllermann, Jens ^b   Schostak, Martin ^a   Miller, Kurt ^a   Schrader, Mark ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b KLINIKUM FULDA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gene silencing; Methylation; Testicular germ cell tumor; Testisin

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; BISULFITE; SERINE PROTEINASE; TESTISIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; CPG ISLAND; DOWN REGULATION; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE SILENCING; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; METHYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAMPLING; SEMINOMA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TESTIS TUMOR; TUMOR CELL LINE; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CPG ISLANDS; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; GENE SILENCING; GPI-LINKED PROTEINS; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33749465308     PISSN: 01715216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00432-006-0124-6     Document Type: Article

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