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Quantitative Plasma Hypermethylated DNA Markers of Undifferentiated Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
1 Apr 2004
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PURPOSE: Gene-specific methylation is common in primary undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). DNA released from apoptotic or necrotic cell death including those aberrantly methylated promoter DNA of cancer cells is absorbed into the circulation as cell-free plasma DNA of the patient. This study aims at evaluation of the potential use of methylated gene promoter DNA as a serological tumor marker of...
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