Article
Methylation of the gamma-catenin gene is associated with poor prognosis of renal cell carcinoma.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 15 Jan 2005
Breault Julia E, Shiina Hiroaki, Igawa Mikio, Ribeiro-Filho Leopoldo A, Deguchi Masao, Enokida Hideki, Urakami Shinji, Terashima Masaharu, Nakagawa Masayuki, Kane Christopher J, Carroll Peter R, Dahiya Rajvir
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Gamma-catenin is a cell adhesion protein, and its functional loss is associated with tumor invasion and metastasis. We hypothesize that (1) promoter CpG methylation regulates the expression and function of the gamma-catenin gene in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and (2) methylation of the gamma-catenin gene is associated with poor prognosis of RCC. To test these hypotheses, we analyzed the CpG methylation...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
