EMP3 overexpression in primary breast carcinomas is not associated with epigenetic aberrations

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 97-103

  Zhou, Wei ^a,b   Jiang, Zheng ^a   Li, Xingang ^a   Xu, Fenghua ^a   Liu, Yanbing ^b   Wen, Peie ^c   Kong, Li ^b   Hou, Ming ^a   Yu, Jinming ^b  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANDONG CANCER HOSPITAL AND INSTITUTE   (China)

^c SHANDONG PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO SHANDONG FIRST MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasms; DNA methylation; Epigenetics; Genetic; Metastasis; PMP22 EMP MP20 gene family

Indexed keywords

EMP3 PROTEIN, HUMAN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 2; ERBB2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER STAGING; CARCINOMA; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; RECEPTOR, ERBB-2; RNA, MESSENGER; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 65649121834     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2009.24.1.97     Document Type: Article

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