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Methylation in the p53 promoter is a supplementary route to breast carcinogenesis: correlation between CpG methylation in the p53 promoter and the mutation of the p53 gene in the progression from ductal carcinoma in situ to invasive ductal carcinoma.
Laboratory investigation; a journal of technical methods and pathology - 1 Apr 2001
Kang J H, Kim S J, Noh D Y, Park I A, Choe K J, Yoo O J, Kang H S
Abstract excerpt
Aberrant methylation in the CpG sites located in the promoter region of several tumor suppressor genes has been reported in various types of cancers. However, the methylation status of the p53 promoter has not been clearly determined and no information is available on its role in breast cancer. T...
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