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Distinct promoter hypermethylation of p16INK4a, CDH1, and RAR-beta in intestinal, diffuse-adherent, and diffuse-scattered type gastric carcinomas.
The Journal of pathology - 1 Sept 2002
Oue Naohide, Motoshita Junichi, Yokozaki Hiroshi, Hayashi Ken, Tahara Eiichi, Taniyama Kiyomi, Matsusaki Keisuke, Yasui Wataru
Abstract excerpt
Hypermethylation of CpG islands in gene promoters is associated with silencing of various tumour suppressor genes. Recent studies of colorectal and gastric carcinomas have defined a CpG island methylator phenotype (CIMP), which involves the targeting of multiple genes by promoter hypermethylation. In this study, methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed to study methylation of CpG islands...
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