CpG island hypermethylation of tumor suppressor microRNAs in human cancer

Cell Cycle

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1454-1458

  Lujambio, Amaia ^a   Esteller, Manel ^a  

^a Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas   (Spain)

Author keywords

CpG island; DNA methylation; Epigenetics; microRNAs; Tumor suppressor genes

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA;

CANCER GENETICS; CPG ISLAND; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA METHYLATION; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

EID: 84904246966     PISSN: 15384101     EISSN: 15514005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/cc.6.12.4408     Document Type: Review

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