Increased DNA Methyltransferase 1 Protein Expression in Human Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder
- 1 December 2003
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Urology
- Vol. 170 (6) , 2463-2466
- https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ju.0000095919.50869.c9
Abstract
Purpose: DNA methylation is a key regulator of gene transcription and genomic stability, and alteration of DNA methylation is one of the most consistent epigenetic changes in human cancers....Keywords
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