Methylation of tumour suppressor gene promoters in the presence and absence of transcriptional silencing in high hyperdiploid acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 144, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 838-847

  Paulsson, Kajsa ^a,c   An, Qian ^b   Moorman, Anthony V ^b,d   Parker, Helen ^b   Molloy, Gael ^c   Davies, Teresa ^e   Griffiths, Mike ^f   Ross, Fiona M ^g   Irving, Julie ^d   Harrison, Christine J ^b,d   Young, Bryan D ^c   Strefford, Jon C ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f BIRMINGHAM WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia; High hyperdiploid; Methylation

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE1; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR1; FRAGILE HISTIDINE TRIAD PROTEIN; GLYCOPROTEIN; RETINOIC ACID RECEPTOR BETA; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPLOIDY; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME REGULATION; FEMALE; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN METHYLATION; SCHOOL CHILD; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

ADOLESCENT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CPG ISLANDS; DIPLOIDY; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENE SILENCING; GENES, TUMOR SUPPRESSOR; HUMANS; INFANT; KARYOTYPING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 60649084679     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2008.07523.x     Document Type: Article

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