DNA methylation as clinically useful biomarkers - Light at the end of the tunnel

Pharmaceuticals

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 94-113

  Levenson, Victor V ^a   Melnikov, Anatoliy A ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Cancer; cfcDNA; DNA methylation; MethDet; Therapy

Indexed keywords

BETA1A INTERFERON; CELL FREE CIRCULATING DNA; DNA; GENOMIC DNA; GLATIRAMER; HYDRALAZINE; NATALIZUMAB; PROCAINAMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CANCER CELL; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CIRCULATING TUMOR CELL; DEMETHYLATION; DISEASE MARKER; DNA METHYLATION; DRUG RESPONSE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PROGNOSIS; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; TILING MICROARRAY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; URINARY TRACT;

EID: 84856269241     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14248247     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ph5010094     Document Type: Review

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