The expression of human tumor suppressor gene beclin 1 is down-regulated in gastric and colorectal cancer

Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1282-1290

  Li, Zi Dong ^a   Chen, Bo ^b   Wu, Yi Qing ^a,b   Jin, Feng ^b   Xia, Yong Jing ^a   Liu, Xiang Jun ^a  

^a Tsinghua University   (China)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Beclin 1; Colorectal cancer; DNA methylation; Gastric cancer; LOH; Transcriptional regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 59749092981     PISSN: 10003282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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