Germline promoter hypermethylation of tumor suppressor genes in gastric cancer

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 70-78

  Wu, Pu Yuan ^a   Zhang, Zheng ^a   Wang, Jing Mei ^a   Guo, Wen Wen ^a   Xiao, Nong ^b   He, Qiong ^a   Wang, Ya Ping ^a   Fan, Yi Mei ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Lujiang Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Cdh1; Gastric cancer; Germline promoter methyla tion; Mlh1; P16ink4aspii_sup

Indexed keywords

BISULFITE; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITOR 2A; PROTEIN MLH1; UVOMORULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GERM LINE; HEREDITARY NONPOLYPOSIS COLORECTAL CANCER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEUKOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOSAICISM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIMARY TUMOR; PROMOTER REGION; STOMACH CANCER; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

EID: 84862935970     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i1.70     Document Type: Article

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