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Hypermethylation of an E-cadherin (CDH1) promoter region in high grade transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder comprising carcinoma in situ.
The Journal of urology - 1 Apr 2003
Horikawa Yohei, Sugano Kokichi, Shigyo Masanori, Yamamoto Hidenobu, Nakazono Masaaki, Fujimoto Hiroyuki, Kanai Yae, Hirohashi Setsuo, Kakizoe Tadao, Habuchi Tomonori, Kato Tetsuro
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PURPOSE: We elucidated the role of methylation in the promoter region of the 1 gene in bladder carcinogenesis, particularly in those comprising carcinoma in situ. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 49 cases of transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder obtained from transurethral resection were examined. Methylation status of the 1 promoter region was analyzed by methylation specific polymerase chain reaction from...
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