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Aberrant methylation of the CHFR gene in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.
Hepato-gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2000
Sakai Mitsuru, Hibi Kenji, Kanazumi Naohito, Nomoto Shuji, Inoue Soichiro, Takeda Shin, Nakao Akimasa
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Recently, aberrant methylation of the CHFR gene associated with gene silencing has been reported in several cancers. We examined the methylation status of the CHFR gene in primary hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) and evaluated the correlation between the methylation status and the malignancy of HCC. METHODOLOGY: We first examined the methylation status of the CHFR promoter region and mRNA...
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