Environmental pollution and DNA methylation: carcinogenesis, clinical significance, and practical applications

Frontiers of Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 261-274

  Cao, Yi ^a  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

biomarker; cancer; diagnosis; DNA methylation; environmental pollution; prevention; therapy

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADVERSE EFFECTS; AIR POLLUTANT; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CLASSIFICATION; DNA METHYLATION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; HUMAN; NEOPLASMS; POLLUTION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BIOMARKERS; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; DNA METHYLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84973428915     PISSN: 20950217     EISSN: 20950225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11684-015-0406-y     Document Type: Review

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