Regulation of invasive growth: Similar epigenetic mechanisms underpin tumour progression and implantation in human pregnancy

Clinical Science

Volumn 118, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 451-457

  Perry, Jo K ^a   Lins, Roger J ^a,b   Lobie, Peter E ^a,c   Mitchell, Murray D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cancer; DNA methylation; E cadherin; Implantation; Placentation; Trophoblast

Indexed keywords

CHYMOTRYPSIN INHIBITOR; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; MASPIN; RAS ASSOCIATION DOMAIN FAMILY PROTEIN 1A; UVOMORULIN;

ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL MOTILITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NIDATION; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEPLETION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TROPHOBLAST; TUMOR GROWTH;

CADHERINS; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASMS; PLACENTATION; PREGNANCY; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 74749105607     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/CS20090503     Document Type: Article

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