Epigenomics of clear cell renal cell carcinoma: Mechanisms and potential use in molecular pathology

Chinese Journal of Cancer Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 80-91

  Xing, Tianying ^a,b   He, Huiying ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY THIRD HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC); DNA methylation; Histone modification; Long noncoding RNA; MicroRNA

Indexed keywords

AXITINIB; AZACITIDINE; BEVACIZUMAB; BORTEZOMIB; DECITABINE; DNA; EVEROLIMUS; HISTONE; HISTONE DEACETYLASE; INTERFERON; LONG UNTRANSLATED RNA; MAMMALIAN TARGET OF RAPAMYCIN; MICRORNA; PAZOPANIB; SORAFENIB; SUNITINIB; TEMSIROLIMUS; VASCULOTROPIN;

CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CARCINOGENESIS; DISEASE COURSE; DNA METHYLATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPIGENETICS; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; MOLECULARLY TARGETED THERAPY; REVIEW;

EID: 84959534659     PISSN: 10009604     EISSN: 19930631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.1000-9604.2016.02.09     Document Type: Review

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