Chromosomal losses are associated with hypomethylation of the gene-control regions in the stomach with a low number of active genes

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1068-1089

  Jung, Yu Chae ^a   Hong, Seung Jin ^a   Kim, Young Ho ^a   Kim, Sung Ja ^a   Kang, Seok Jin ^a   Choi, Sang Wook ^a   Rhyu, Mun Gan ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chromosomal loss; CpG methylation; Loss of heterozygosity; Methylation specific PCR; Tissue expression profiles

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ALU SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHROMOSOME DELETION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LONG INTERSPERSED REPEAT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION; STOMACH TUMOR; TUMOR GENE;

ALU ELEMENTS; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CPG ISLANDS; DNA METHYLATION; DNA, NEOPLASM; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENES, NEOPLASM; HUMANS; LONG INTERSPERSED NUCLEOTIDE ELEMENTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 60549109149     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2008.23.6.1068     Document Type: Article

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