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Inactivation of p16INK4a by CpG hypermethylation is not a frequent event in colorectal cancer.
Journal of surgical oncology - 1 Nov 2003
Norrie Mark W A, Hawkins Nicholas J, Todd Alison V, Meagher Alan P, O'Connor Terence W, Ward Robyn L
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Gene promoter hypermethylation is common in colorectal cancer and is associated with transcriptional silencing. However, the clinicopathological significance of p16(INK4a) gene silencing with hypermethylation is unknown. Therefore, the aim of this study was to analyze loss of p16 expression and its relationship to hypermethylation in sporadic colorectal cancer. METHODS: Tissue from 426...
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