CDX2 promoter methylation is not associated with mRNA expression

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 125, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1739-1742

  Pereira, Bruno ^a   Oliveira, Carla ^a,b   David, Leonor ^a,b   Almeida, Raquel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b University of Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5 AZA 2' DEOXYCYTIDINE; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CDX2;

CANCER CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; LETTER; METHYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STOMACH CARCINOMA;

CELL LINE, TUMOR; CPG ISLANDS; DNA METHYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; INTESTINES; METAPLASIA; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RNA, MESSENGER; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; TEA;

EID: 68549086983     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: 10970215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.24544     Document Type: Letter

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