Breast cancer epigenetics: From DNA methylation to microRNAs

Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 5-17

  Veeck, Jürgen ^a   Esteller, Manel ^a  

^a BELLVITGE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE IDIBELL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; DNA methylation; Dnmt3b; HuR; MicroRNA; TARBP2

Indexed keywords

APC PROTEIN; BRCA1 PROTEIN; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITOR 2A; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3B; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; HETEROGENEOUS NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN D; MICRORNA; PROTEIN MLH1; SECRETED FRIZZLED RELATED PROTEIN 1; SECRETED FRIZZLED RELATED PROTEIN 2; TAMOXIFEN;

BREAST CANCER; BREAST CARCINOGENESIS; CANCER RELAPSE; DNA METHYLATION; DOWN REGULATION; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TUMOR GROWTH;

ANIMALS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MODIFICATION METHYLASES; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; HISTONES; HUMANS; ISOENZYMES; MICRORNAS;

EID: 77149135270     PISSN: 10833021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10911-010-9165-1     Document Type: Review

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