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Aberrant DNA methylation precedes loss of heterozygosity on chromosome 16 in chronic hepatitis and liver cirrhosis.
Cancer letters - 1 Jan 2000
Kanai Y, Ushijima S, Tsuda H, Sakamoto M, Hirohashi S
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to examine the significance of aberrant DNA methylation, the participation of which in genetic instability is controversial, in hepatocarcinogenesis. The DNA methylation status of the region around the promoter of the E-cadherin tumor suppressor gene, which is located on 16q22.1, and the allelic status at the D16S421 locus, which is adjacent to the E-cadherin locus, were examined using...
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