MLH1 promoter germline-methylation in selected probands of Chinese hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer families

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 14, Issue 48, 2008, Pages 7329-7334

  Zhou, Heng Hua ^a   Yan, Shi Yan ^b   Zhou, Xiao Yan ^a   Du, Xiang ^a   Zhang, Tai Ming ^a   Cai, Xu ^a   Lu, Yong Ming ^a   Cai, San Jun ^a   Shi, Da Ren ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Germline; Hereditary non polyposis colorectal cancer; Methylation; Methylation specific PCR; Microsatellite phenotype; MLH1

Indexed keywords

MISMATCH REPAIR PROTEIN PMS2; PROTEIN MLH1; PROTEIN MSH2; PROTEIN MSH6;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER SCREENING; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC SCREENING; GERM LINE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONSENSE MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN METHYLATION; RELIABILITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 63449141241     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.7329     Document Type: Article

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