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Promoter hypermethylation of E-cadherin and its abnormal expression in Epstein-Barr virus-associated gastric carcinoma.
International journal of cancer - 20 Mar 2004
Sudo Makoto, Chong Ja-Mun, Sakuma Kazuya, Ushiku Tetsuo, Uozaki Hiroshi, Nagai Hideo, Funata Nobuaki, Matsumoto Yoshiro, Fukayama Masashi
Abstract excerpt
Promoter hypermethylation of various tumor-related genes is extremely frequent in Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated gastric carcinoma (EBVaGC). To investigate the significance of the promoter methylation in EBVaGC, we focused on one of the important proteins in the carcinogenesis of the stomach, E-cadherin. Methylation-specific PCR analysis (MSP) was applied to surgically resected gastric carcinomas, together...
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