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Epigenetic profiling of synchronous colorectal neoplasias by quantitative DNA methylation analysis.
Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc - 1 Aug 2006
Ogino Shuji, Brahmandam Mohan, Kawasaki Takako, Kirkner Gregory J, Loda Massimo, Fuchs Charles S
Abstract excerpt
Transcriptional inactivation of tumor-suppressor genes by promoter CpG island methylation is thought to be an important mechanism in human carcinogenesis. The CpG island methylator phenotype (CIMP) with extensive promoter methylation appears to be a distinct epigenetic subtype of colorectal carci...
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