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CpG Island Methylation and Expression of the Secreted Frizzled-Related Protein Gene Family in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
15 Jan 2006
Abstract excerpt
B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is characterized by a clonal accumulation of mature neoplastic B cells indicating disruption of apoptosis. Restriction Landmark Genome Scanning was done to identify novel target genes silenced by CpG island methylation in CLL. Secreted frizzled-related protein 4 (SFRP4), a negative regulator of the Wnt signaling pathway, was found to be frequently methylated in CLL...
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