Assessment of MLH1 promoter methylation in relation to gene expression requires specific analysis

Oncogene

Volumn 26, Issue 54, 2007, Pages 7596-7600

  Capel, E ^a,b   Flejou J F ^a,b,c   Hamelin, R ^a,b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

Author keywords

HNPC C; Methy lation; Microsatellite instability; MLH1; promoter

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN MLH1;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; METHYLATION; MISMATCH REPAIR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ADAPTOR PROTEINS, SIGNAL TRANSDUCING; CHROMOSOMAL INSTABILITY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DNA METHYLATION; DNA PRIMERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS);

EID: 36749092263     PISSN: 09509232     EISSN: 14765594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1210581     Document Type: Article

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