MeCpG island hypermethylation in gastric carcinoma and its premalignant lesions

Korean Journal of Pathology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-9

  Kang, Gyeong Hoon ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

CpG island; DNA methylation; Gastric cancer; Intestinal metaplasia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857966273     PISSN: 17381843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4132/KoreanJPathol.2012.46.1.1     Document Type: Review

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