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Oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma may develop within a background of accumulating DNA methylation in normal and dysplastic mucosa.
Gut - 1 Jan 2007
Ishii T, Murakami J, Notohara K, Cullings H M, Sasamoto H, Kambara T, Shirakawa Y, Naomoto Y, Ouchida M, Shimizu K, Tanaka N, Jass J R, Matsubara N
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) often arises from preceding dysplastic lesions in the oesophageal epithelium. However, the molecular changes occurring in premalignant lesions are not well understood. An epigenetic change is an example of OSCC that may occur within the epithelium. AIM: To investigate the methylation status of multiple promoters in cancer-derived DNA, as well as in the...
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