Genomic imprinting and carcinogenesis

Japanese Journal of Cancer and Chemotherapy

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1745-1749

  Arima, Takahiro ^a   Hiura, Hitoshi ^a   Okae, Hiroaki ^a   Miyauchi, Naoko ^a   Satou, Fumi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

DNA methyltransferase; Epigenetics; Genomic imprinting; Histone modifier

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RESEARCH; CARCINOGENESIS; CHILDHOOD CANCER; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENOME IMPRINTING; HUMAN; REVIEW;

EID: 84856024338     PISSN: 03850684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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