Frequent epigenetic inactivation of secreted frizzled-related protein 2 (SFRP2) by promoter methylation in human gastric cancer

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 895-901

  Cheng, Y Y ^a,b   Yu, J ^a,b   Wong, Y P ^a,b   Man, E P S ^a,b   To, K F ^a,b   Jin, V X ^c   Li, J ^a,b   Tao, Q ^b   Sung, J J Y ^a,b   Chan, F K L ^a,b   Leung, W K ^a,b,d  

^a Prince of Wales Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Gene expression; Human gastric cancer; SFRPs

Indexed keywords

SECRETED FRIZZLED RELATED PROTEIN 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WNT PROTEIN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DOWN REGULATION; EPIGENETICS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VIVO STUDY; INTESTINE METAPLASIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN METHYLATION; STOMACH CANCER; TUMOR GROWTH;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; AZACITIDINE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; DNA METHYLATION; DNA PRIMERS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; EYE PROTEINS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; GENE SILENCING; HUMANS; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, NUDE; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34948898013     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603968     Document Type: Article

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