Array-based approaches for the identification of epigenetic silenced tumor suppressor genes

Current Genomics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 22-24

  Takai, Noriyuki ^a   Narahara, Hisashi ^a  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Epigenetics; Histone modification; Tumor suppressor gene

Indexed keywords

5 AZA 2' DEOXYCYTIDINE; CCAAT ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE INHIBITOR; HISTONE DEACETYLASE INHIBITOR; SECRETED FRIZZLED RELATED PROTEIN 1; SUBEROYLANILIDE BISHYDROXAMIDE; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 2; TRICHOSTATIN A; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER INHIBITION; CANCER RESEARCH; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; COLORECTAL CANCER; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MICROARRAY; DNA SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; EPIGENETICS; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; PANCREAS CANCER; REVIEW; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE; UPREGULATION;

EID: 41549164777     PISSN: 13892029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138920208783884892     Document Type: Review

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