DNA methylation and cancer

Subcellular Biochemistry

Volumn 61, Issue , 2013, Pages 597-625

  Gokul, Gopinathan ^a   Khosla, Sanjeev ^a  

^a CDFD   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; ENZYME INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL; DNA METHYLATION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULARLY TARGETED THERAPY; NEOPLASM; PATHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MODIFICATION METHYLASES; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MOLECULAR TARGETED THERAPY; NEOPLASMS; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 84880291773     PISSN: 03060225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-4525-4_26     Document Type: Article

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