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Aberrant p27Kip1 promoter methylation in malignant melanoma.
Oncogene - 19 Oct 2000
Worm J, Bartkova J, Kirkin A F, Straten P, Zeuthen J, Bartek J, Guldberg P
Abstract excerpt
p27Kip1 is a regulator of the mammalian cell cycle and a putative tumor suppressor. Distinct altered patterns of p27Kip1 protein expression are found in a variety of human carcinomas, and p27Kip1 expression levels usually correlate directly with disease-free survival. The mechanism(s) by which p27Kip1 expression is reduced or lost during tumorigenesis remains unclear. Specific alterations of the p27Kip1 gene,...
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