Hypermethylation of the Wilms' tumor suppressor gene CpG island in human breast carcinomas
- 1 July 1999
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
- Vol. 56 (1) , 35-43
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1006222803788
Abstract
CpG island hypermethylation is known to be associated with transcriptional silencing of tumor suppressor genes in neoplasia. We have previously detected aberrantly methylated sites in the first...Keywords
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