Genome-wide DNA methylation profiling reveals novel epigenetically regulated genes and non-coding RNAs in human testicular cancer

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 419-427

  Cheung, H H ^a,b   Lee, T L ^a   Davis, A J ^a   Taft, D H ^a   Rennert, O M ^a   Chan, W Y ^a,b  

^a Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute   (United States)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Intergenic and intronic DMR; MeDIP chip; Non coding RNA; TGCT

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN APOLD1; PROTEIN PCDH10; PROTEIN RGAG1; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNTRANSLATED RNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA METHYLATION; DOWN REGULATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TESTIS CANCER;

DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; GENOME; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; MALE; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; RNA; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 75549089556     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605505     Document Type: Article

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