Opposite expression patterns of Sonic hedgehog and Indian hedgehog are associated with aberrant methylation status of their promoters in colorectal cancers

Pathology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 553-559

  Fu, Xiangsheng ^a   Yang, Xiatong ^a   Li, Jing ^a   Tian, Xiaoxiao ^a   Cai, Jun ^a   Zhang, Yali ^a  

^a SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; DNA methylation; GLI1; Indian hedgehog; Sonic hedgehog

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956935129     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: 14653931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00313025.2010.508785     Document Type: Article

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